Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm
03/22/1858 AD founded
In 1856, the Iowa General Assembly enacted legislation to establish the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm. This institution (now Iowa State University) was officially established on March 22, 1858, by the General Assembly.
Story County was chosen as the location on June 21, 1859, beating proposals from Johnson, Kossuth, Marshall and Polk counties. The original farm of 648 acres (2.62 km2) was purchased for a cost of $5,379.
Iowa was the first state in the nation to accept the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862.
The state subsequently designated Iowa State as the land-grant college on March 29, 1864.
Iowa State University is one of three universities that claims to be the first land-grant institution in the United States, the others being Michigan State University and the Pennsylvania State University.
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Iowa (IA) Nation
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Iowa State University Iowa State University of...
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