University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, Ar
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fatcat161
N 36° 03.410 W 094° 10.815
15S E 393700 N 3990896
A public co-educational land-grant research university located in Fayetteville, Ar. This entrance is at W. 6th St (Hwy 180) and S. Razorback Rd (Hwy 112).
Waymark Code: WM7JYA
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2009
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Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871classes were first held in February 1872. Its present name was adopted in 1899. ?Arkansas’ athletic teams were originally called the Cardinals. This changed in 1909 when Arkansas football coach Hugo Bezdek called his players “a wild band of Razorback hogs,” after a 16-0 victory over Louisiana State on October 30, 1909. The student body voted to change the official University mascot from the Cardinal to the Razorbacks in 1910.
Name: University of Arkansas
Location/Address:
232 Silas H. Hunt Hall
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ar USA
72701
Phone Number: (800) 377-8632
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Undergraduate School with Graduate Programs
School Affiliation: Public -- State/Provincial/etc.
Date Founded: 1871
Enrollment: 14,861
Nicknames/Mascots: Razorbacks
School Colors: Red and White
Location of GPS Coordinates: Entrance sign
School Motto: Not listed
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