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Randolph–Macon was founded in 1830 by Methodists Hekeziah G. Leigh and John Early [6] and Staten Islander Gabriel Poillon Disosway. It was originally located in Boydton, near the North Carolina border, but as the railroad link to Boydton was destroyed during the Civil War, the college's trustees decided to relocate the school to Ashland in 1868.
Randolph-Macon Woman's College has historic ties to the United Methodist Church. After many attempts to find a location for Randolph-Macon Woman's College, the city of Lynchburg donated 50 acres [ 2 ] for the purpose of establishing a women's college.
Location Enrollment [1] Founded Athletic affiliation (conference) Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing: Richmond: 500: 1961 — Randolph–Macon College: Ashland: 1,543: 1830: NCAA Division III (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) Union Presbyterian Seminary: Richmond: 180: 1812 — University of Richmond: Richmond: 3,914: 1840: NCAA Division ...
Randolph–Macon College (founded 1830) moved to Ashland in 1868 and began using buildings of the bankrupt hotel as well as building additional structures. The railroad lines rebuilt and the town continued to expand. Even before the war, the railroad began offering monthly passes to Richmond to people buying lots and building houses in Ashland.
Day Field is a 5,000-capacity stadium in Ashland, Virginia on the campus of Randolph-Macon College where it serves as home to the school's football program as well as both the men's and women's lacrosse teams. The stadium is named for benefactor Frank L. Day who donated the land it sits on in 1937.
Randolph-Macon Academy Color Guard in New York. Randolph-Macon Academy was founded in 1892 by Dr. William W. Smith as part of the Randolph-Macon College preparatory school program. The original 15-acre (0.061 km 2) campus had one main building which housed classrooms as well as dormitories. The original building resembled a castle in its design ...
Randolph-Macon College campus 37°45′38″N 77°28′47″W / 37.760556°N 77.479722°W / 37.760556; -77.479722 ( Randolph-Macon College Buildings Ashland
The Main Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built between 1891 and 1911, and is a large Queen Anne style brick building complex. The central entrance tower and eastern wings were constructed between 1891 and 1893. Two additional wings were added to the west in 1896.