Merger and Land-Grant Designation
- When
- 21 January 1890
- Where
- At or near Las Cruces, Doña Ana County (legislative locality per the Rodey Act)
Las Cruces College merged with the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, opening on January 21, 1890, following the Rodey Act.
The Territorial Assembly provided for an agricultural college and experiment station in 1889. The Rodey Act located the institution at or near the town of Las Cruces in Doña Ana County on a tract of at least 100 acres, and designated it the land-grant college for New Mexico under the Morrill Act. Las Cruces College merged with the new college and opened on January 21, 1890; the supplied passages do not tie the opening to a specific site beyond this legislative locality.
Sources
- New Mexico State University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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