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 Old Randolph-Macon College Posted by:  showbizkid
N 36° 39.764 W 078° 24.369
17S E 731828 N 4060593
This marker notes the location of the original campus of Randolph-Macon College, which stood in Boydton from 1832 to 1868. Economic problems caused the college to relocate in 1868. While other institutions have occupied the campus, it is currently abandoned, although some faculty homes are now private residences. This marker was placed in 1994.
Waymark Code: WMJYQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2006
Views: 19
The marker text read:
This is the orginal campus of Randolph-Macon
College, the oldest Methodist-affiliated college
still operating in the United States. Chartered
by the Virginia General Assembly in 1830 and
named for Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke,
Charlotte County, Virginia, and Nathaniel Macon,
of Warren County, North Carolina, the college
opened on 9 October 1832. Dabney Cosby, a
builder employed by Thomas Jefferson at the
University of Virginia, was a contractor. In 1868
largely due to economic difficulties caused by the
Civil War, the college was moved to Ashland,
where it continues in operation. The vacated
buildings later housed a freedmen's school, as
well as Boydton Academic and Bible Institute,
which operated until the mid-1930's. See this site for a photo essay on the college ruins.
Marker Number: UL-4
Marker Title: Old Randolph-Macon College
Marker Location: U.S. Highway 58 East, west of Boydton
County or Independent City: Mecklenburg County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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