02/11/1839 AD founded
The Missouri Legislature passes the Geyer Act to establish funds for a state university. It is the first public university west of the Mississippi River.
To secure the university, the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash and land to beat out five other central Missouri counties for the location of the state university.
The land on which the university was constructed was just south of Columbia's downtown and owned by James S. Rollins who was later called the "Father of the University." As the first public university in the Louisiana Purchase, the school was shaped by Thomas Jefferson's ideas about public education.
The school initially admitted only white male students
Columbia, MO
Lattitude: 38.952° N
Longitude: 92.3289° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 38.952° N
Longitude: 92.3289° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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