Port Gibson Female College facts for kids
Port Gibson Female College was a female seminary, founded in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in 1843. It closed in 1908.
History
The college was founded in 1843. In 1869 it was donated to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Unlike many small colleges in Mississippi, the Port Gibson Female College did not shut down during the civil war. It closed in 1908.
One of the college's original buildings now serves as the city hall of Port Gibson.
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