The Marion Female Seminary - Marion, AL
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hoteltwo
N 32° 38.072 W 087° 19.278
16S E 469862 N 3610817
Historic Women's college on Monroe Street, now the county Historical Society.
Waymark Code: WMJEXW
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2013
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Inscription:
One of the earliest colleges for women in America. Founded in 1835, was the first of four colleges established in Marion,“The Athens of Alabama.”
This building, erected in 1850, contained the art studio of Nicola Marschall, who designed here in 1861, the first Confederate flag, the “Stars and Bars,” as well as the grey uniform of the Confederate Army. From 1916 to 1970 the building served as a local public school. Entered National Register of Historic Places 1973.
Marker Name: The Marion Female Seminary
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1976
Marker Number: Not Listed
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