03/27/1871 AD founded
The University of Arkansas was founded on the site of a hilltop farm that overlooked the Ozark Mountains, giving it the nickname "The Hill".
The university was established under the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862. The university's founding also satisfied the provision in the Arkansas Constitution of 1868 that the General Assembly was to "establish and maintain a State University."
Bids from state towns and counties determined the university's location. The citizens of Fayetteville and Washington County. pledged $130,000 toward securing the university, a sum that proved to be more than other offers.
This was in response to the competition created by the Arkansas General Assembly's Organic Act of 1871, providing for the "location, organization and maintenance of the Arkansas Industrial University with a normal department [i.e., teacher education] therein." Classes started on January 22, 1872.
Lattitude: 36.0625° N
Longitude: 94.1575° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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