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"In 1854, territorial governor Isaac Stevens recommended the establishment of a university in Washington."
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The University of Washington in Seattle is the oldest public university on the West coast, founded in 1861.
Washington D.C founded in 1789
georgetown university is in Virginia but it over looks Washington dcGeorgetown University is located in Washington D.C. Georgetown has deeply rooted history as it was founded in 1789 as a Cathloic University, which it is still today.
Founded in 1861 by a private gift of 10 acres in what is now the heart of downtown Seattle, the UW is one of the oldest public universities on the West Coast.
Tuskegee University did not exist in Civil War times. It was founded by Booker T. Washington after the Civil War.
The University was founded in 1842.
There are many colleges that were founded in the United States. However, the first ten include College of Henricopolis, Harvard University, College of William and Mary, St. John's College, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Moravian College and Theological Institute, University of Delaware, Princeton University, as well as Washington and Lee University.
The Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington.
the Washington State University is under government and University of Washington is private.
California Baptist University was founded in 1950.
Washington University in St. Louis is in St. Louis Missouri. University of Washington is in Seattle, Washington. George Washington University is in D.C.
The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 The University of Michigan was founded in 1817. It was considered one of the first public universities ever made.