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Wentworth Military Academy and College was a private two-year military college and high school in Lexington, Missouri, one of six military junior colleges in the United States. The institution was founded in 1880 and closed in 2017.
Wentworth Military Academy and College was a private four-year college preparatory high school and military junior college. It was located in Lexington, Missouri, part of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Wentworth was the oldest military academy west of the Mississippi River, and the...
Lexington, Missouri, was once the home of the Wentworth Military Academy, a U.S. military junior college that operated from 1880 to 2017. The grounds of the academy were sold at auction after its closure. However, downtown Lexington now has a museum dedicated to the academy’s history.
Lexington Missouri, Wentworth Military Academy. Published on Nov 9, 2022. Last updated on Dec 26, 2023. Stephen G. Wentworth originally founded the Wentworth Male Academy in 1880 in Lexington, in honor of his son after he died in 1879 and in 1882 it was renamed the Wentworth Military Academy.
This museum shares the history of Wentworth Military Academy which was the oldest military academy west of the Mississippi River. The academy was established in 1880 and despite a fire that destroyed some of the campus in 1975, continued to operate until 2017.
Find us at the museum. The Wentworth Military Academy Museum is dedicated to preserving our history for alumni and faculty. Be a part of the effort to preserve Wentworth Military Academy’s History through the wma museum and by joining the 1880 Sustaining Member’s Society today.
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