Liberty Hall Academy

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Liberty Hall Academy was the early educational institution in Lexington, Virginia that evolved into what is now Washington and Lee University.

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Liberty Hall Academy canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
historical college
academicDiscipline liberal arts
mathematics
philosophy
rhetoric
theology
admissionPolicy limited to white students in its historical period
archivesHeldAt Washington and Lee University
surface form: Washington and Lee University archives
associatedPlace Liberty Hall ruins near Lexington, Virginia
associatedWith Scotch-Irish Presbyterian settlers
country United States of America
educationalLevel classical education
college preparatory
educationalTradition Presbyterian educational tradition
era 18th century American education
focus classical languages
moral philosophy
religious instruction
foundedAs Augusta Academy
fundingSource Presbyterian Church support
local community donations
tuition
governedBy board of trustees
hasSuccessor Washington Academy
Washington College
Washington and Lee University
historicalRole antecedent of a major American liberal arts university
historicalSignificance example of early American frontier higher education
influenced development of higher education in Virginia
languageOfInstruction English
legacy forms part of the institutional lineage of Washington and Lee University
locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
surface form: Lexington, Virginia

Rockbridge County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Virginia
mergedInto Washington College
movedTo Lexington, Virginia, United States
surface form: Lexington, Virginia
namedAfter liberty
notableAlumniOf Washington and Lee University early leaders
originalLocation Augusta County, Virginia NERFINISHED
partOf history of Washington and Lee University
predecessorOf Washington and Lee University
regionServed Shenandoah Valley
religiousAffiliation Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterian Church
status defunct
studentGender male

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Washington and Lee University formerName Liberty Hall Academy
Archibald Alexander educatedAt Liberty Hall Academy
Archibald Roane educatedAt Liberty Hall Academy
Augusta Academy predecessorOf Liberty Hall Academy
Augusta Academy successorOf Liberty Hall Academy
subject surface form: Washington and Lee University
Thomas Todd educatedAt Liberty Hall Academy
Robert Trimble educatedAt Liberty Hall Academy