Washington and Lee University. Library.
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Washington and Lee University was founded in 1749 as Augusta Academy, and reorganized in 1776 as Liberty Hall Academy. The names changed to Washington Academy when it moved to Lexington, based on endowments from George Washington. Robert E. Lee served as president following the Civil War and in 1871, Washington College became Washington and Lee University.
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