Founded in 1853, Washington University isn't in D.C. or Washington State but in this city on the Mississippi River

In 1854, the school's board of trustees decided on the name "Washington Institute" (later University) in honor of the country's first president, hoping that George Washington's universal admiration would help the university be a unifying force in a bitterly divided Missouri — and nation — on the verge of civil war.

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