Wilcox Female Institute - Camden, AL
Posted by: hoteltwo
N 31° 59.687 W 087° 17.638
16R E 472231 N 3539895
Facts about the beginnings of the Wilcox Female Institute in Camden, AL. Started as a girls boarding school, then a regular school, and now houses the Wilcox County Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WMHYQ0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2013
Views: 3
Inscription:
Incorporated 1850 by James A. Tait, L. W. Mason, Joseph George and Associates
Original Trustees: Col. J. C. Jones, Joseph George, Maj. M .M Banham, D. W. Sterrett, Col. C. C. Sellers, Dr. M. Reid, J. W. Bridges, Dr. Robert Irvin, and Maj. F. K. Beck
First principal: L. B. Johnson
Deeded to State of Alabama 1908
Marker Name: Wilcox Female Institute
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information:: Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1969
Marker Number: Not Listed
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