Oglethorpe University

by Anne A. Salter and Laura Masce

Book Overview

Oglethorpe University, located in Atlanta, Georgia, was chartered in 1835 and began as a Presbyterian institution in the town of Midway, making it one of the earliest denominational institutions below the Virginia line. The university was named for James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. After closing in 1862 because of the Civil War, the
school reopened for a short time in the early 1870s. Oglethorpe was rechartered in 1913,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738552534
• ISBN13: 9780738552538
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.1"