Tour #4, Stop #7 - Corona Colege

Corona College ca. 1860

Shiloh Collection

Quick Facts

Location:

Corinth, MS

Significance:

Wartime Hospital

Designation:

Tour Stop #7

Amenities

2 listed

Audio Description, Information

In 1855, Reverend Leroy Gaston and his wife Susan moved to Corinth with the thought of opening a girls’ school. Two years later their dream was realized and construction began on the magnificent three story brick structure. The land chosen for the school was southwest of the railroad junction on a high knoll, later known as College Hill. Martin Siegrist, a Swiss immigrant living in St. Louis, was selected to design and build the school, and the results were unlike anything found in Corinth.