Culver Hall in Hanover, NH was the first building of NHC.

New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (NHC) was founded and incoporated in 1866, as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College. In 1893, NHC moved to to Durham, where it became the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1923, by an act of the New Hampshire General Court. Land-grant universities (also called land-grant colleges or land grant institutions) are American institutions which have been designated by a Congress to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. ... Dartmouth Colleges Baker Memorial Library is a prominent feature at the center of Hanover Located on the Connecticut River in the state of New Hampshire, United States, Hanover has a population of 10,850. ... Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ... Durham is a town located in Strafford County, New Hampshire. ... University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). ... The New Hampshire General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ...

History

Durham resident Benjamin Thompson left his farm and assets to the state for the establishment an agricultural college. On January 30, 1890, Benjamin Thompson died and his will became public. On March 5, 1891, Gov. Hiram Americus Tuttle signed an act accepting the conditions of Thompson's will. On April 10, 1891, Gov. Tuttle signed a bill authorizing the college's move to Durham, New Hampshire. For other people named Benjamin Thompson, see Benjamin Thompson (disambiguation). ... January 31 goooz booz Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Durham is a town located in Strafford County, New Hampshire. ...

Excited about the pending move to Durham, the Class of 1892 held commencement exercises in an unfinished barn on the Durham campus. On April 18, 1892, the Board of Trustees voted to "authorize the faculty to make all the arrangements for the packing and removal of college property at Hanover to Durham." In fall of 1893, classes began in Durham with 51 freshmen and 13 upperclassmen, and graduate study was established. In 1923, Gov. Fred Herbert Brown signed a bill changing the name of the college to "University of New Hampshire", despite pressure by state agriculture interests that had defeated a similar proposal in 1911. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Freshmen can refer to multiple things: For the comic book, see Freshmen_(comics). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

External links

References

• New Hampshire College: The State School in Hanover