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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.
The museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Wentworth Doughboy and honors the classes of 2013, 1998 and 1973. Learn about the museum's plan, news, events, and how to support the effort to preserve Wentworth's history.
Browse the online archive of yearbooks from Wentworth Military Academy, a school for young men founded in 1880 in Lexington, MO. See the history, achievements, and changes of the Academy through the years.
This small academy nestled near the banks of the Missouri River in Lexington, MO has produced countless military leaders such as General Hoge, General Welsh, and two Medal of Honor Recipients; business leaders such as James “Bud” Walton, and Eddie Chiles; arts and media greats such as Robert Altman and Marlin Perkins; sports pioneers such ...
Wentworth was the oldest military academy west of the Mississippi River, and the campus is on the National Register of Historic Places. It operated for 137 years (from 1880 until 2017). At the time of its closing, it was one of just five military junior colleges in the United States.
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.
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.
