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allodial
06-20-14, 01:04 AM
Many have heard the term "Ivy League" used when referring to certain of the colleges or universities in the United States of America. However, have you ever heard the term "Colonial College"? Apparently, there are nine colleges whose charters precede the American Revolution:



Harvard University (formerly known as New College) - 1650
College of William & Mary - 1693
Yale University (formerly known as Collegiate School) - 1701
Princeton University (formerly known as College of New Jersey) - 1746
University of Pennsylvania (formerly known as College of Philadelphia) - 1755
Columbia University in the City of New York (formerly known as King's College) - 1754
Brown University (formerly known as Rhode Island College) - 1764
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Queen's College) - 1766
Dartmouth College - 1769



(The years connote year chartered rather than year founded. In some cases its the same.)

Is there any coincidence that one or more of the above are closely tied to intrigue, history and conspiracies associated with the history the United States of America?

Related: List of Colonial Colleges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Colleges) (Wikipedia); Dartmouth College vs Woodward ( 17 U.S. 518 (1819)) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward)