Elizabeth Female Academy Ruins

These ruins are all that is left of the Elizabeth Female Academy, the first college for women in the state of Mississippi.

The school operated from 1818-1845 and primarily served the emerging upper class of Natchez society. The famous naturalist and artist John James Audubon once taught here. One of the graduates was Varina Howell, who would later marry Jefferson Davis, the future President of the Confederate States of America. The Academy closed after the Capitol of Mississippi was moved from the nearby community of Washington, Mississippi to Jackson.

This very interesting historic site is about 4.7 miles northwest of Natchez, Mississippi and is best reached via the Natchez Trace Parkway.