Submitted by kmjohnson on February 20, 2008
Alcorn State -Noteworthy Historical Events
1830 Oakland Memorial Chapel, famed landmark and oldest building on the campus, was constructed. Here, in 1831, the first degree issued by a Mississippi institution was conferred.
1830 Belle Lettres, Dormitory Two, and Dormitory Three, also historical landmarks, were constructed.
1830 President's Home erected.
1871 Oakland College property purchased by State of Mississippi.
1871 Hiram R. Revels elected President.
1871 Alcorn University created by an act of the Mississippi State Legislature on May 13.
1878 Name changed from Alcorn University to Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College and...
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