11/10/1995
11/10/1995
Landmark information
- Location:
City park, Military W St between 1st and 2nd Sts, Benicia - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
11/10/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
11/10/1995 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 3.235, W 122 9.389
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of Benicia Seminary
The birthplace of Mills College. Founded in 1852 as the Young Ladies' Seminary of Benicia. Acquired from Mary Atkins by Cyrus and Susan Mills in 1865. It was moved to its present site in Oakland in 1871 and chartered as a college by the State of California in 1885.