Antebellum Schools in Holmes County

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YEAR	SCHOOL	LOCATION
1829	Benton Academy	Benton
1836	Washington Irving Academy	Franklin
1836	Franklin Female Seminary	This and the above school had the same board of trustees.
1838	Mrs. Rose's Female Academy1	Franklin--also accepted young boys.
1836	Emery Literary Institute	Emery
1839	Franklin Female Academy2	Franklin
1837	Richland Male and Female Academy	Richland
1839	Lexington Female Boarding School	Lexington
1840	Mt. Perrin Academy3	unknown
1842	Lexington Male & Female Academy	Lexington
1844	Eureka Men's College	Richland
1856	Castallian Springs Female College4	1 mile east of Lockharts Store
1852	Lexington Female College	Became Central Miss. Female College 1859

Sources: 1Lexington Standard and Holmes County Record, 21 June 1838;2 Lexington Union, 5 January 1839;3 Whig Republican, 24 December 1840;4 and Weekly Democratic Advocate, 3 October 1856.

Note: Charter dates generally lagged original opening dates of schools by two or more years. Dates given reflect approximate opening dates of schools.

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