First College in Illinois to Graduate a Class - Jacksonville, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 43.401 W 090° 14.976
15S E 735734 N 4400669
Also the FIRST Graduate in Illinois, Richard Yates
Waymark Code: WMKD7J
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ianatlarge
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County of first: Morgan County
Location of marker: W. Morton Ave., 1,000 feet W. of Lincoln Ave., Jacksonville
Marker erected by: Illinois College and the Illinois State Historical Society
Date marker erected: 1965
Beecher Hall is located a ½ mile N. of State Marker (N 39° 43.869 W 090° 14.904)

Marker text:

ILLINOIS COLLEGE
Founded in 1829 by Presbyterian and Congregational ministers. It was the first college in Illinois to graduate a class. The first graduate was Richard Yates, Civil War Governor. Alma Mater of William Jennings Bryan, '81. Beecher Hall, the state's oldest college building, is on the campus one-half mile north.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1835

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