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To make a reservation call 800.377.2770.
To make a reservation call 800.377.2770.
Elizabeth Female Academy
Natchez Trace
Elizabeth Female Academy is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 5.1.
The Natchez Trace was still active and Mississippi had just become a state when the Elizabeth Female Academy opened its doors in November of 1818. Much can be learned about the culture of early Mississippi here in the community of Washington. As the young state's first capital it boasted churches, advanced learning societies, and two institutions of higher education, Jefferson College (1811) and the Elizabeth Female Academy. Progressive thinking for the day, it was the first institution of higher learning for women chartered by the state of Mississippi. After the capital and population shifted to Jackson, the Academy struggled and finally closed in 1845. Follow the path to your right to see what is left of the Academy and learn more about the people who once made Washington the cultural center of Mississippi.
Locator Map for Elizabeth Female Academy and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 The Old Country Store Restaurant
2 Rosswood Planation Bed and Breakfast
3 North Fork Coles Creek
4 Mud Island Creek
5 Bullen Creek
6 Coles Creek
7 Church Hill Loop Route
8 Mount Locust
9 Loess Bluff
10 Turpin Creek
11 Emerald Mound
12 Old Trace Exhibit Shelter
* Elizabeth Female Academy
13 Bluff Top Bed and Breakfast
14 The Burn Bed and Breakfast
15 Devereaux Shields House Bed and Breakfast
16 Natchez, Mississippi
17 1888 Wensel House Bed and Breakfast
18 Hugh's Cottage
19 Pleasant Hill Bed and Breakfast
20 Miss Lucy's Cottage
21 Oak Hill Inn Bed and Breakfast
22 Southern Terminus
23 Hope Farm Bed and Breakfast
24 Grand Village of the Natchez Indians
25 Elgin Plantation Bed and Breakfast
Color Key:
* Elizabeth Female Academy
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Area Merchants
1 The Old Country Store Restaurant
2 Rosswood Planation Bed and Breakfast
3 North Fork Coles Creek
4 Mud Island Creek
5 Bullen Creek
6 Coles Creek
7 Church Hill Loop Route
8 Mount Locust
9 Loess Bluff
10 Turpin Creek
11 Emerald Mound
12 Old Trace Exhibit Shelter
* Elizabeth Female Academy
13 Bluff Top Bed and Breakfast
14 The Burn Bed and Breakfast
15 Devereaux Shields House Bed and Breakfast
16 Natchez, Mississippi
17 1888 Wensel House Bed and Breakfast
18 Hugh's Cottage
19 Pleasant Hill Bed and Breakfast
20 Miss Lucy's Cottage
21 Oak Hill Inn Bed and Breakfast
22 Southern Terminus
23 Hope Farm Bed and Breakfast
24 Grand Village of the Natchez Indians
25 Elgin Plantation Bed and Breakfast
Color Key:
* Elizabeth Female Academy
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Area Merchants
