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Jefferson College, Washington, Adams County – (1817-19, 1837-39, with later alterations) (National Register). The Mississippi Territory chartered Jefferson College in 1802 but the College did not open until 1811 due to financial problems.
24 mar 2020 · L ast summer, the public and former cadets of Jefferson Military College were informed that Mississippi Department of Archives and History planned to close the campus of Mississippi’s oldest ...
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Historic Jefferson College was established in 1802 as the first institution of higher learning chartered in the Mississippi Territory and was the birthplace of Mississippi's statehood in 1817. Located about eight miles north of Natchez on Highway 61, it was founded as an all-male college but operated primarily as a college preparatory school and later a military boarding school.
Mississippi's first constitution was written and signed in the old Methodist Church, now demolished, which was located on the college campus. In 1807 Aaron Burr was arraigned for treason on the grounds. Jefferson Davis was a student at the college in 1818.
About. Historic Jefferson College was the birthplace of Mississippi’s statehood in 1817. Established in 1802, the school was the first institution of higher learning chartered in the Mississippi Territory. Today, the site operates as a museum with several original buildings built between 1819 and 1839, including the East Wing, President’s ...
Gateway to Jefferson College
