University of Alabama

Title: University of Alabama
Transcription: Endowed by Congress 1819
Ordained by State Constitution 1819
And established by General Assembly 1820
Instruction begun 1831
Unofficial Training School Confederate Officers 1861-65
Destroyed by Federal Army April 5, 1865
Rebuilding began 1867
and Reopened 1868
Sponsors: Placed by the Alabama Historical Association
Date Placed: 1985
Specific placement information: On the south Quad (north of Denny Chimes)
Coordinates: 33.210050, -87.546317
Historical images: Historical marker beside Denny Chimes
Category: Other Historical Markers and Plaques

Item sets: All Campus Markers and Plaques; Other Historical Markers and Plaques