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 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Illinois Agricultural College at Irvington was the first College in the state for instruction in scientific and practical agricultural methods. It was chartered by the Illinois General Assembly in 1861 and opened in 1866. The main buildings were southwest of here on 560 acres of farmland. Almost from its beginning, the school encountered financial difficulties. In 1878 title to the College and land was vested in the State of Illinois. The property was sold and the proceeds given to Southern Illinois Normal University. Irvington College and the Hudelson Baptist Orphanage, 1907 - 1936, later occupied the campus.
Erected by the Washington County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1975.
Parkview St. & 2nd St., Irvington Park, Irvington, Washington County Illinois
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