Williamston Female College

Williamston Female College is a South Carolina historical marker in Williamston, Anderson County.

Anderson County · Main St. (S.C. Hwy. 30) across from Williamston Spring Parks, Williamston

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This college was founded Feb. 12, 1872, by the Reverend Samuel Lander, DD, Methodist minister. The college building stood on this site until 1939. The school was removed to Greenwood, S.C., Sept. 27, 1904, becoming Lander College in honor of the founder, who died July 14, 1904. From an humble beginning there arose here a Christian institution of expanding influence, keeping faith with its motto: Puritas et scientia.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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