University of North Carolina, Marker G-92
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showbizkid
N 35° 54.847 W 079° 03.155
17S E 675716 N 3976174
The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
Waymark Code: WM877
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2006
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The University of North Carolina has the distinction of being the first state supported university in the country.
Section 41 of the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 mandates...That a school or schools shall be established by the Legislature, for the convenient instruction of youth, with such salaries to the masters, paid by the public, as may enable them to instruct at low prices; and all useful learning shall be duly encouraged, and promoted, in one or more universities.
The Revolutionary War prevented the school from being opened in a timely manner. The state charter for UNC was passed in 1789 and the school opened in 1795.
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