Limestone College
Limestone University, formerly Limestone College, was a private Christian university in Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. Established in 1845 by Thomas Curtis, a scholar born and educated in England, Limestone was the first women's college in South Carolina and one of the first in the nation.- Type: School
- Description: private university in South Carolina, US
- Also known as: “Cooper-Limestone Institute for Young Ladies”, “Cooper-Limestone Institution”, “Limestone College for Women”, “Limestone Springs Academy”, “Limestone Springs School for Women”, and “Limestone University”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaffney and Draytonville.
Gaffney
Town
Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gaffney is a city in and the seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is known as the "Peach Capital of South Carolina".
Draytonville
Hamlet
Draytonville is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. It lies near the city of Gaffney. Draytonville is situated 3 miles east of Limestone College.
Thicketty
Hamlet
Thicketty is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. It lies between Gaffney and Cowpens along U.S. Route 29. Thicketty is located approximately 12 miles northeast of Spartanburg. Thicketty is situated 5 miles southwest of Limestone College.
Limestone College
- Categories: private not-for-profit educational institution, college, and education
- Location: Cherokee, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Limestone College” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “萊姆斯通大學”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كلية الحجر الجيرى”
- French: “Limestone College”
- Japanese: “ライムストーン大学”
- Swedish: “Limestone College”
- Urdu: “لائمسٹون کالج”
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