Clinton Seminary
First high school in Ky. west of Tenn. River established at Clinton, 1846. Frame structure erected; burned 1854. In 1850, Clinton Female Seminary was incorporated. Organized as Clinton Academy as charter made no mention of only women students. Professor G.W. Ray was early educational leader in Hickman County. Clinton known as "Athens" of West Kentucky.
Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street (U.S. 51) and Clay Street (State Highway 58), on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
