State College

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State College of Kentucky in 1898.
Photo courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: What's In a Name?

By Becky Riddle
Given to the University of Kentucky by the class of 2008, historical marker #2289 commemorates how the University of Kentucky got its name. In 1865, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky…