Colorado County Historical Markers

Caledonia Lodge No. 68, A. F. & A. M.

Marker location: 1220 Milam St., Columbus

Marker erected: 1973

Marker Text:
Organized 1850; chartered Jan. 24, 1851; on Feb. 3, 1851, founded Columbus Female Seminary, first educational institution in Columbus. Built 2-story structure to house school downstairs, lodge hall above. Also (1857) founded Colorado College, city's first public school.

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