Washington and Lee University

Founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy near Greenville, the institution was reestablished at Timber Ridge in May 1776 as Liberty Hall Academy, moved to Lexington and was chartered as a college in 1782, was endowed by George Washington in 1796 and named for him, and under the presidency of Robert E. Lee from 1865 to 1870, who is buried in the university chapel, his name after death was incorporated in the official title.

Lexington, Virginia · United States