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Chartering of Blount College
- When
- 10 September 1794
- Where
- Knoxville, Southwest Territory
The Southwest Territory legislature met at Knoxville and chartered Blount College on 10 September 1794, naming it for Governor William Blount.
On 10 September 1794, at a meeting of the legislature of the Southwest Territory at Knoxville, Blount College was established with a charter. The college took its name from Governor William Blount. The founding occurred two years before Tennessee became the sixteenth state of the United States, meaning the institution predated statehood.
Sources
- University of Tennessee Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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