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     COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY     GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY     GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY     HOLLINS UNIVERSITY     JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY     LIBERTY UNIVERSITY     LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY     LYNCHBURG COLLEGE     MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY     MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE     PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY     RADFORD UNIVERSITY     RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE     SHEPHERD COLLEGE     SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE     UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY     UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND     UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND     UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA     VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY     VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE     VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY     WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY     WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY     
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (Click on an image to see the actual notecard size)
The Colonnade
Lexington, Virginia
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From atop the central building of the colonnade at Washington and Lee University, a wooden statue of George Washington gazes toward Lee Chapel, the burial place of Robert E. Lee. Both men figured prominently in the university that bears their names.

In 1796, Washington saved the school, then known as Liberty Hall Academy, from possible oblivion through a gift of $50,000 worth of James River Canal stock. The school’s name was changed to Washington Academy in 1798 and then Washington College in 1813.

The college became nearly destitute again after the Civil War. During that war, the three buildings of the neoclassic-style colonnade (built between 1823 and 1842) sustained considerable damage.

Turning down many more lucrative offers, former Confederate commander Robert E. Lee agreed to serve as the college president in 1865. By the time of his death in 1870, Lee had repaired and revitalized the college, inaugurating the nation’s first courses in commerce and journalism. In 1871, the institution became Washington and Lee University.

Today, Washington and Lee University is a small, private liberal arts college of about 2,000 students, including 360 in the law school. The colonnade — with its crisp white columns, piers and entablatures — serves as a constant reminder of the university’s proud heritage. Washington and Lee University was designated a national historic landmark in 1972.

Text © 1997 Terry White, Drawing © 1997 Bill Harrah.

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