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Washington is a city on the south banks of the Missouri River, 50 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri. With an estimated population of 15,075, it is the largest city in Franklin County, Missouri . It is notable for being the " corncob pipe capital of the world," with Missouri Meerschaum located on the city's riverfront.
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Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States.Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September ...
In 1972 the university undertook a major restoration of the building to restore it to its c. 1910 appearance. [3] The land for what became Iowa State was donated by Story County farmers in 1858 and 1859, and the farm was developed over the following five years, slowed by the ongoing American Civil War. Iowa Agricultural College opened on the ...
Carver Hall is an academic building completed in 1969 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa to accommodate rapid increases in enrollment. [17] It is named for George Washington Carver, who earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1894 and his master's in 1896 and served on the Iowa State faculty.
The Flag of Missouri. Missouri (/ m ɪ ˈ z ʊər i / ⓘ miz-OOR-ee) is a doubly landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
Missouri State University: Springfield: Public: Doctoral/Professional University: 23,418 1905 Missouri Western State University: St. Joseph: Public: Master's colleges and universities: 3,815 1915 Northwest Missouri State University: Maryville: Public: Master's colleges and universities: 9,662 1905 Southeast Missouri State University: Cape ...
Washington was founded in 1839 as the county seat of the newly established Washington County. In 1854 it became the home of a United Presbyterian College, which was dissolved in 1864. As of 2014, the town has celebrated its 175th anniversary, only 5 years behind the oldest city in Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa .