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Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, , . It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: liberal arts college, Sweet Briar, Virginia, US
  • Also known as: “Sweet Briar Institute”
  • Address: 134 Chapel Road, Sweet Briar, VA 24595

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sweet Briar House and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

Building
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, . The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. is situated 890 feet north of Sweet Briar College.

Building
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The is a residential artist community in , USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of 's . is situated 1 mile south of Sweet Briar College.

School
is a public high school, grades 9–12, serving , United States. As the only high school in the county, it offers a comprehensive program from advanced classes to classes offered through a reciprocity program with local colleges that allow students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sweet Briar College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.

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is a town in , United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of County. is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of . Speed the Plough, a farm located in , was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. is situated 4½ miles southwest of Sweet Briar College.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 6 miles southwest of Sweet Briar College.

Sweet Briar College

Latitude
37.55513° or 37° 33′ 18″ north
Longitude
-79.08192° or 79° 4′ 55″ west
Elevation
830 feet (253 metres)
Open location code
8792HW49+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 552329533
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
4788540
Wiki­data ID
Q7655237
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Sweet Briar College” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sweet Briar College”
  • Chinese: “斯威特布萊爾學院”
  • Chinese: “斯威特布賴爾學院”
  • Czech: “Sweet Briar College”
  • French: “Sweet Briar College”
  • German: “Sweet Briar College”
  • Hebrew: “מכללת סוויט ברייר”
  • Hungarian: “Sweet Briar College”
  • Portuguese: “Sweet Briar College”
  • Swedish: “Sweet Briar College”

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Explore places such as Sweet Briar Station and Angelo.

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