Columbian College of the District of Columbia,…
February 1821 CE
The first president of the United States, George Washington, had made indications to Congress that he aspired to have a university established in the capital of the United States.
He presented numerous letters to Congress and included the subject in his last will and testament.
Baptist missionary and leading minister Luther Rice has raised funds to purchase a site in Washington, D.C. for a college to educate citizens from throughout the young nation.
A large building has been constructed on College Hill, which is now known as Meridian Hill, and on February 9 President James Monroe approves the congressional charter creating the non-denominational Columbian College.