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Longwood College
201 High St, Farmville,
VA ,
USA
Telephone:
(434) 395-2000
URL: Longwood University
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 17' 48.225624",
-78° 23' 39.786324"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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The college opened here in October 1884 as a State Female Normal School. In 1914 the name was changed to State Normal School for Women at Farmville; in 1924 to State Teachers College at Farmville; in 1949 to Longwood College. Conferring the B.S. degree was authorized in 1916, and later the B.A. degree. William H. Ruffner, first State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was the first president. The fourth, J. L. Jarman, served from 1902 to 1946.
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Longwood College Historical Marker Location Map, Farmville, Virginia Map
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