Female Collegiate Institute
Two miles east is the site of the first college for women in Virginia, the Female Collegiate Institute. Opened in 1837, it failed in 1843. Reopened in 1848, it survived until 1863. The school building has been destroyed but the "President's Cottage" still stands.
Marker is at the intersection of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and Gravel Hill Road (Virginia Route 617), on the right when traveling north on James Madison Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
