Ripon College
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frankhj
N 43° 50.680 W 088° 50.415
16T E 352074 N 4856266
Quick Description: Ripon College marker in Fond du Lac on Ransom St. in front of East Hall.
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 7/19/2007 10:01:41 PM
Waymark Code: WM1WCC
Views: 22
Long Description:
Incorporated January 29, 1851. The first College building, East
Hall was staked out that spring by Ripon city founders David Mapes
and Alvan Bovay. Chartered as Brockway College, it was renamed
Ripon College in 1864 and graduated its first class, four women, in
1867. Although private and non-sectarian, it was given support by
the Winnebago Convention of Presbyterian and Congregational
Churches until 1868. A regiment of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was
mobilized here during the Civil War. The three original College
buildings are still in use.
County: Fond du Lac
Location: Other
MarkerID: 184
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