Historical Marker

Beaumont College 1895-1915

Col. and Mrs. Thomas Smith owned and ran this famous girls' school, which offered "art, eloqution, a conservatory of music and the strongest of literary courses in preparation for the best American and European schools." Beaumont motto: "Exalted character graced by elegant culture and refined manners." This marker erected by Beaumont College Alumnae-1968.

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Historic Site, 1806 to 1916

1806-27 - Greenville Springs Spa;

1806-28 - Christian Baptist School;

1830-33 - Christian Baptist School;

1834-41 - Boyhood home, Supreme Court Justice John Harlan;

1841-56 - Greenville Institute;

1856-93 - Daughters' College;

1893-94 - Young Ladies College;

1895-1915 - Beaumont College;

1916 - Daughters' College;

from 1917 - Beaumont Inn.