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L5:-WINTER-TIME, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY BY MOONLIGHT, LEXINGTON, VA.
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WASHINGTON AND LEE UNI-
VERSITY was founded originally in
1749. In 1776 its name was changed to
Liberty Hall Academy and in 1798, it
was formally adopted and endowed by
George Washington, and by him author-
ized to bear his name as his gift to the
new republic. At the close of the Civil
War, the presidency of this institution
was offered to Robert E. Lee. He served
until his death in 1870, and subsequently
the name was changed to Washington
and Lee University: In the chapel in
these grounds General Lee's remains
and those of his family have been placed.
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