Ohio University (often abbreviated as OU or Ohio, and, since 1999, officially OHIO) is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on an 1,800 acre campus. Founded in 1804, it is the oldest university in Ohio, oldest in the Northwest Territory, and ninth oldest public university in the United States.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 called for educational institutions as part of the settlement and eventual statehood of the Northwe...
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Ohio University (often abbreviated as OU or Ohio, and, since 1999, officially OHIO) is a public university located in Athens, Ohio that is situated on an 1,800 acre campus. Founded in 1804, it is the oldest university in Ohio, oldest in the Northwest Territory, and ninth oldest public university in the United States.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 called for educational institutions as part of the settlement and eventual statehood of the Northwest Territory: "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged." In 1797, settlers from Marietta traveled up the Hocking River to establish a location for the school, choosing Athens due to its location directly between Chillicothe (the original capital of Ohio) and Marietta. At first called American Western University, Ohio University was founded on February 18, 1804, a year after Ohio was admitted to the Union. The first three...
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