Whitworth College
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jdwms_1950
N 31° 34.741 W 090° 26.697
15R E 742470 N 3496606
Whitworth College Brookhaven, MS
Waymark Code: WMA2J8
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2010
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Founded 1858, as Methodist womans college. Traditional successor to Elizabeth Academy, Washington, Miss. Served as Confederate Hospital, 1861-5. Founded by Milton J. Whitworth, pioneer planter & lay minister.
The Brookhaven Centennial Time Capsule is buried in front of this marker. See the picture.
Date Installed:: 1960/1/1
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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