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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 three classes of alumni. Learn about the museum's plan, news, events, and how to support the effort to preserve WMA 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.
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.
Wentworth Military Academy and College era una escuela secundaria y una universidad militar privada de dos años en Lexington, Missouri. Wentworth fue una de las cinco universidades militares de los Estados Unidos. La institución fue fundada en 1880 y cerró en 2017.
Learn how the WMA Museum is maintained by Old Boys who aim to keep the Brotherhood and Sisterhood alive for years to come. Find out the background, problem, purpose, method, and summary of the initiative to preserve the memorabilia of the oldest military academy west of the Mississippi River.
Learn about the history of the Wentworth Military Academy, a U.S. military junior college that operated from 1880 to 2017. See exhibits from the college, including stained-glass windows from its chapel, at the museum on Main Street.
