Iowa State University

Iowa State University (ISU) is a public land-grant university and space-grant university located in Ames, Iowa. The full official name is Iowa State University of Science and Technology. It was previously Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, a school created through the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act.

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Land-grant university - Space-grant university - Ames, Iowa - Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act

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The Iowa General Assembly in 1858, prior to the passage of the Morrill Act of 1862, enacted legislation to establish an agriculture college and model farm. This college was named the State Agricultural College & Model Farm. The location of Story County was chosen on June 21, 1859 after the state selection board received proposals from Johnson, Kossuth, Marshall, Polk, and Story counties.

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Iowa General Assembly - Morrill Act of 1862 - Story County - June 21 - 1859 - Johnson - Kossuth - Marshall - Polk

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