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April 24, 1837
- On April 24, 1837, Muskingum College opened.
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On March 18, 1837, Muskingum College’s charter was granted by the Ohio State Legislature, to educate the sons of the farming village of New Concord in the classical college tradition.
On April 24, 1837, Muskingum College opened. Muskingum became a coeducational institution in 1854. In 1958, the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America merged by signing a historic agreement in Brown Chapel on Muskingum's campus.
Women were first enrolled in 1854. The institution grew in the decades following the American Civil War, and its initial classical orientation evolved into a liberal arts curriculum. In 1877 Muskingum became associated with the Ohio synod of the United Presbyterian Church.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 2, 2014 · Work begins on the construction of the new mens' dorm at Muskingum College on August 31, 1957.
Initially named Muskingum College, the institution was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The first president of the college, Reverend Samuel Wilson, served from 1837 to 1841. Under his leadership, the college laid a strong foundation and began to grow.
Since its founding by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians in 1837, Muskingum College has transformed the lives of its students and cultivated leaders for both the region and the nation. "Life more abundant thou to us hast given" ring the words of the Muskingum College alma mater, and generations of Muskingum students and alumni would agree.
Apr 10, 2006 · The college was chartered by the Ohio General Assembly in March 1837. It was funded by a group of New Concord area residents, the Friends of Education. The original building burned in March, 1851. (A historical marker located in New Concord in Muskingum County, Ohio.)
