Washington and Lee University founded as Augusta Academy near Greenville, in Augusta County - ninth oldest institution in the nation
Robert Alexander educates young men in the classics.
Augusta Academy is located in Mount Pleasant, about a mile southwest of Fairfield in Augusta (later Rockbridge) County. Captain Alexander Stuart and Major Samuel Houston (father of the hero of the Alamo) donate 40 acres of land at Timber Ridge.
Augusta Academy relocates to Timber Ridge
On May 13th, the Board of Trustees directs that the school's name be changed to Liberty Hall Academy, reflecting their Revolutionary sympathies.