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Blackstone College for Girls (originally Blackstone Female Institute) was a private religious school for girls that operated under the auspices of the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Southbetween 1894 and 1950. The school buildings still stand in the town of Blackstonein Nottoway County. The significance of the site is acknowledged by a historical marker. Blackstone College is also designated as a site on the Virginia's Retreat's Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail. Since 1955, the Virginia Methodist Church has used the former school buildings as a conference center.
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Former names | Blackstone Female Institute |
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Type | Two-year school for young women |
Active | February 15, 1892–1950 |
Affiliation | Methodist Episcopal Church, South |
Location | Blackstone , , |
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