West Virginia University
N 39° 35.744 W 079° 57.452
17S E 589508 N 4383407
A sign telling us when WVU was founded and when it changed its name.
Waymark Code: WMTJ5J
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2016
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West Virginia University
Founded by the Legislature on February 7, 1867 as the Agricultural College of West Virginia under terms of the Federal Land Grant Act of 1862. On December 4, 1868, the name was changed to West Virginia University.
Marker Number: none on marker
Marker Title: West Virginia University
Marker Location: North of RT 119, West of I-68
County or Independent City: Morgantown, WV
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historical Commission, 1964
Web Site: Not listed
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