Concord University

Concord University is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in Concord Church, in the County of Mercer."

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Athens, West Virginia - February 28 - 1872 - West Virginia

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Founded by veterans of both the Union and the Confederacy, Concord is named for the ideal of ?harmony and sweet fellowship.?

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Union - Confederacy

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