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Posted on 7/26/15 at 10:15 am to tylerdurden24
Posted on 7/26/15 at 10:15 am to tylerdurden24
watson could have gone anywhere. he chose Clemson.
why was a public university started in GA so early, given the state was basicaly wilderness with no Atlanta at that time.
why was a public university started in GA so early, given the state was basicaly wilderness with no Atlanta at that time.
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Posted on 7/26/15 at 10:31 am to Jamie Lannister
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why was a public university started in GA so early, given the state was basicaly wilderness with no Atlanta at that time.
Georgia being a forward thinking state decided it wanted to start a center of learning founded in a city that would resemble the ancient Greek center of thought and philosophy (Athens). So it selected 40k acres of newly seized land up North that had been virtually untouched.
Posted on 7/26/15 at 11:30 am to Jamie Lannister
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why was a public university started in GA so early, given the state was basicaly wilderness with no Atlanta at that time.
The good ol days
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