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Jefferson College, in Washington, Mississippi, at 16 Old North Street. Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the college was chartered in 1802, but did not begin operation until 1811.
Historic Jefferson College is the birthplace of Mississippi’s statehood in 1817. Established in 1802, the school was the first institution of higher learning chartered in the Mississippi Territory.
Chartered in 1802, Jefferson College constituted one of the first attempts at higher education in Mississippi. Incorporated by the first session of the Mississippi Territory’s General Assembly, the college’s antebellum benefactors included territorial governor J. C. C. Claiborne, geologist B. L. C. Wailes, and John A. Quitman. The founders located the institution in Washington, a […]
Many of Mississippi’s early political leaders were associated with Jefferson College. Perhaps the most famous student was the young Jefferson Davis, who in 1861 became president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson College, Mississippi’s first institute of higher learning, opened in 1811. The site chosen for the establishment of this now historic school was Washington, the capital of the Mississippi Territory.
Historic Jefferson College was established in 1802 as the first institution of higher learning chartered in the Mississippi Territory and was the birthplace of Mississippi's statehood in 1817.
In Mississippi: Education …survive the American Civil War, Jefferson College (founded in 1802) was among the earliest public postsecondary institutions in the country. Elizabeth Female Academy (founded in 1818) is considered by some historians to be the first women’s college.
