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There's a Scottish air and tradition about Flora Macdonald College at Red Springs that makes it distinctive from any other school in North Carolina.
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15005
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The passion for education on the part of the Scotch people in the southeastern part of North Carolina has made possible the establishment of Flora Macdonald College and helped in the growth of this splendid institution. Founded in 1841 in Robeson County, Flora College was the first college for women in Carolina which was authorized to confer degrees.
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11027
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Thompson describes the Flora Macdonald Gardens located at Red Springs. Dr. Charles Vardell, the founder and first president of Red Springs Seminary, which later became Flora Macdonald College in 1916, and the force behind its creation. He did not want a formal garden, but one that encouraged pleasant meandering.
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7211
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Although the doors are closed, Flora Macdonald College, located in Red Springs, Robeson County, lives on through the memories of its alumnae. The liberal arts college for women was supported by the Presbyterian Church and was open from 1896 to 1961. The college was named for the Scottish heroine who lived in North Carolina's Cape Fear region for five years during the Revolutionary War. The campus now is home to the Flora Macdonald Academy, which serves pre-kindergarten through grade twelve students.
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