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Founding of Wabash College
- When
- 21 November 1832
- Where
- Crawfordsville, Indiana
Presbyterian ministers and laymen founded Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in November 1832, dedicating the grounds in prayer.
On November 21, 1832, a group of Presbyterian ministers and laymen founded Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The founders dedicated the campus grounds in prayer while kneeling in the snow, an act that became symbolic of the college's spiritual mission. The institution was originally named "The Wabash Teachers Seminary and Manual Labor College."
Sources
- Wabash College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
- Crawfordsville, Indiana Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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