FIRST - State University - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill was the first state university to open its doors.
Waymark Code: WMB1T
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2006
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The University of North Carolina has the distinction of being the first state supported university in the country to open its doors.
While the North Carolina Constitution of 1776 mandated a public university, 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 on January 15, 1795, making it the first state supported university to open its doors. The first student arrived on February 12, 1795.
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