[audiobook] Tenafly (Images of America) by Alice Renner Rigney; Paul J. Stefanowicz in Arts-Photography

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In 1794; two years before Tennessee became a state; the legislature of the Southwest Territory chartered Blount College in Knoxville as one of the first three colleges established west of the Appalachian Mountains. In 1807; the school changed its name to East Tennessee College. The school relocated to a 40-acre tract; known today as �the Hill;� in 1828 and was renamed East Tennessee University in 1840. The Civil War literally shut down the university. Students and faculty were recruited to serve on battlefields; and troops used campus facilities as hospitals and barracks. In 1869; East Tennessee University became the state�s land-grant institution under the auspices of the 1862 Morrill Act. In 1879; the state legislature changed the name of the institution to the University of Tennessee. By the early 20th century; the university admitted women; hosted teacher institutes; and constructed new buildings. Since that time; the University of Tennessee has established campuses and programs across the state. Today; in addition to a rich sports tradition; the University of Tennessee provides Tennesseans with unparalleled opportunities.