Three Vassar Girls at Home: A Holiday Trip of Three College Girls Through the South and West
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Abstract
**Warning: Some of the language or characterizations in this book are the product of the time when this book was written, and are no longer considered acceptable.**
Two Vassar girls postpone their studies to travel around the United States. They join a friend from college, her mother, and her aunt and uncle while her mother recovers from pneumonia by visiting the Southern and Western states.
The Minorcan population of St. Augustine is discussed at length, and the Southwestern Indians imprisoned at the Castillo at the time of writing are mentioned several times.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, the Old City Gates, the Maria Sanchez River (partially filled in by Henry Flagler to build the Hotel Ponce de Leon), Plaza de la Constitucion, the Cathedral Basilica, St. George Street, the seawall, the Hotel Ponce de Leon, and the Casa Monica Hotel.
Two Vassar girls postpone their studies to travel around the United States. They join a friend from college, her mother, and her aunt and uncle while her mother recovers from pneumonia by visiting the Southern and Western states.
The Minorcan population of St. Augustine is discussed at length, and the Southwestern Indians imprisoned at the Castillo at the time of writing are mentioned several times.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, the Old City Gates, the Maria Sanchez River (partially filled in by Henry Flagler to build the Hotel Ponce de Leon), Plaza de la Constitucion, the Cathedral Basilica, St. George Street, the seawall, the Hotel Ponce de Leon, and the Casa Monica Hotel.
Creator
Title
Three Vassar Girls at Home: A Holiday Trip of Three College Girls Through the South and West
Publisher
Boston: Estes and Lauriat, Publishers
Date
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Action or Adventure
Romance
Travel
Youth
Romance
Travel
Youth
Coverage
Flagler Era
Has Format
Available for free on HathiTrust.
References
Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. St. Petersburg, FL: Little Bayou Press, 1983.
Bibliographic Citation
Champney, Lizzie W. Three Vassar Girls at Home: A Holiday Trip Through the South and West. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, Pub., 1888.
Collection
Citation
Lizzie W. Champney, “Three Vassar Girls at Home: A Holiday Trip of Three College Girls Through the South and West,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/117.