BIBB GRAVES: NAMESAKE FOR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS
January 23, 2008
January 23, 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Ala., Jan. 23 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news release:
Alabama has a long history of higher education, beginning in 1918 when the federal government authorized the Alabama territory to "set aside a township for the establishment of a seminary of learning."
On Dec. 18, 1820, a seminary was established and named The University of the State of Alabama.
In 1827, Tuscaloosa, then the state's capital, was c . . .
Alabama has a long history of higher education, beginning in 1918 when the federal government authorized the Alabama territory to "set aside a township for the establishment of a seminary of learning."
On Dec. 18, 1820, a seminary was established and named The University of the State of Alabama.
In 1827, Tuscaloosa, then the state's capital, was c . . .