09/15/1883 AD founded
On March 30, 1881, the legislature set forth the university's structure and organization and called for an election to establish its location.
By popular election on September 6, 1881, Austin (with 30,913 votes) was chosen as the site. Galveston, having come in second in the election (with 20,741 votes), was designated the location of the medical department (Houston was third with 12,586 votes).
On November 17, 1882, on the original "College Hill," an official ceremony commemorated the laying of the cornerstone of the Old Main building. University President Ashbel Smith, presiding over the ceremony, prophetically proclaimed "Texas holds embedded in its earth rocks and minerals which now lie idle because unknown, resources of incalculable industrial utility, of wealth and power. Smite the earth, smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth."
The University of Texas officially opened its doors on September 15, 1883.
Lattitude: 30.2672° N
Longitude: 97.743° W
Region: North America
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