Bates College is founded by abolitionists in…

March 1855 CE

Bates College is founded by abolitionists in Lewiston, Maine, on March 16, 1855, as the Maine State Seminary.

Chartered in 1855, it will implemented a liberal arts and theological curriculum, and is the first coeducational college in New England.

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Lewiston Androscoggin Maine United States View →

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