Cornell University - Ithaca, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "Cornell University New York's Land Grant University, founded 1865 by Ezra Cornell "Where any person can find instruction in any study" Town of Ithaca 1996"

Wikipedia:
"The university was initially funded by Ezra Cornell's $400,000 endowment and by New York's 989,920-acre (4,006.1 km2) allotment of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862...White believed in the need for a great university for the nation that would take a radical new approach to education; and Cornell, who had great respect for education and philanthropy, desired to use his money "to do the greatest good." Abraham Lincoln's signing of Vermont Senator Justin Morrill's Land Grant Act into law was also critical to the formation of many universities, including Cornell, in the post-Civil War era."

from Cornell website:
"Cornell is a private, Ivy League university and the land-grant university for New York State." It is "a top-ten research university in the world, and a model university for the interweaving of liberal education and fundamental knowledge with practical education"

Marker Name: Cornell University Marker Type: Roadside Agency: Town of Ithaca Dedication Date: 1996 City/Town/Village Name: Ithaca County: Tompkins Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: [Web Link]

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