Origins of Shenandoah University
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The founding in 1875 of this university was in Dayton.
Waymark Code: WM14R9J
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2021
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Dayton is the birthplace of Shenandoah University, which traces its origins to a school established by the Rev. Abram P. Funkhouser in 1875. Known in its early years as Shenandoah Seminary, the coeducational institution benefited from the support of the Virginia Annual Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, which took formal ownership in 1884. The school's name changed periodically as it evolved from a high school to a junior college to a four-year institution. In 1960, Shenandoah College and the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music (which had originated as the college's music department) moved to Winchester. They reunited in 1974 and became Shenandoah University in 1991.
Department of Historic Resources, 2019
Marker Number: D-45
Marker Title: Origins of Shenandoah University
Marker Location: On VA 42 near Ridgeview Drive, Dayton
County or Independent City: Rockingham
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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