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Land-grant colleges

The 1862 Morrill Act supported colleges teaching agriculture and mechanical arts. Newspaper pages from 1862 to 1863 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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976 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (66 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1862-03-05, page 3

    … Valedictory waa pronounced by Dr. Montgomery Jobna, Profeaaor of Chemistry la the Agricultural College of Maryland, and Pro feaeor of Anatomy In thla College. PrraiviSB Wood.?Recent …

  2. Daily National Intelligencer — 1862-03-05, page 1

    … applause, was pronounced by Dr Mont gomery Johns, Professor of Chemistry in the Agricultural College of Maryland, and Professor of Anatomy in this College. The Ou Thureday evening …

  3. Daily National Intelligencer — 1862-04-29, page 2

    … residents of this city. They, as also" his sather and brother, reside at the Maryland Agricultural College, near Bladensburg, in Prince George’s county, Maryland, (of which institution his …

  4. Daily National Intelligencer — 1862-05-01, page 3

    … postmaster, vice John A. Nace, resigned. Hon E. H. Webster’s district. I i i At Agricultural College, near Bladensburg, Thomas Magee is appointed mail messenger in place of J. L. Hoff …

  5. Daily National Intelligencer — 1862-05-22, page 2

    … the Cir cuit and Criminal Courts in the District of Columbia. Passed. LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. Mr. WADE called up the bill to donate lands to States and Territories for the …

  6. Daily National Intelligencer — 1862-05-26, page 2

    … the bill was to enable him to settle with the Department. Passed without debate. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Mr. WADE called up the bill donating public lands to the several States and Territories …

  7. Evening Star — 1862-05-28, page 3

    … new western State of Virginia. The bill donating public landa for the benefit of agricultural colleges, Ac., wa* taken up, and waa debated at length by Mr. Wllk'naoe, in opposition to …

  8. Evening Star — 1862-05-28, page 7

    … new western State of Virginia. The bill donating public lands for the benefit of agricultural college*, tee , was taken up, and waa debated at length by Mr. Wilkinson, In opposition …

  9. Daily National Intelligencer — 1862-05-28, page 2

    … Messrs. HENDERSON, KING, and others, were engaged. The bill was then laid over. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. Mr. WADE called up the bill donating public lands to the several States and Territories …

  10. Evening Star — 1862-05-29, page 3

    … on the bill donating trt State* and Territories public lands for the benefit of agricultural colleges; referred to Committee cf tt?? Whole. Also, the Senate bill to establish a land …

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