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Illinois College
CITY:
Jacksonville
COUNTY:
Morgan
DEDICATED BY:
Illinois College and The Illinois State Historical Society
DEDICATION DATE:
October 25, 1966 at 12:00:00 AM
Turnout on northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and US 36 west of Jacksonville.
Founded in 1829 by Presbyterian and Congregational ministers, it was the first college in Illinois to graduate a class. The first graduate was Richard Yates, Civil War Governor. Alma mater of William Jennings Bryan, ’81. Beecher Hall, the State’s oldest college building, is on the campus one-half mile north.
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