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ROBERT E. LEE MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
LEXINGTON, VA.
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WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY was
founded originally in 1749. In the year 1776. its name
was changed to Liberty Hall Academy, and in 1798 it
was formally adopted and endowed by George Washing.
ton, and by him authorized 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 subsequent-
ly the name was changed to Washington and Lee Uni-
versity. In the chapel in these grounds General Lee's
remains and those of his family have been placed.
ASHEVILLE. N. C.
