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Sweet Briar College Chartered 1901

S Amherst Hwy, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 33' 9.683748", -79° 4' 15.09348"
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This Liberal Arts College for women, opened in 1906, granted its first Bachelor of Arts Degrees in 1910. Established under the will of Indiana Fletcher Williams as a memorial to her only daughter, Daisy, the College is located on a 2800-acre tract of land acquired by Elijah Fletcher before 1830. The eighteenth-century homestead, remodeled and named Sweet Briar House by the Fletchers, is set in a boxwood garden.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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