RT Postcard T1 Robert E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church A2 James R. Tanis LA Undetermined UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1894637372 NO Washington and Lee University was founded originally in 1749. In the year 1776 its name was changed to Liberty Hall Academy and in 1798 it was formally adopted and endowed by George Washington, and by him authorized to bear his name as his gift to the new republic. At the close of the Civil War, the presidency of this institution was offered to Robert E. Lee. He served until his death in 1870, and subsequently the name was changed to Washington and Lee University. In the chapel in these grounds General Lee's remains and those of his family have been placed K1 Fine Arts K1 Church buildings ; United States K1 Church architecture ; United States K1 Episcopal Church K1 United States ; VA ; Lexington K1 Postkarte