University of New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public university, part of the University System of New Hampshire. The university is located in Durham, NH, and in 2004 enrolled more than 10,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students, in more than 100 majors.

History

In 1866, the university was first incorporated as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, New Hampshire, in association with Dartmouth College. 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.

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1866 - Hanover, New Hampshire - Dartmouth College - January 30 - 1890 - March 5 - 1891 - April 10 - Bill - Durham, New Hampshire

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The Class of 1892, excited about the change, 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.

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1892 - April 18 - 1893 - Freshmen - 1923 - 1911

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