Stroll Along the Campus
by Dale Powell
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Stroll Along the Campus
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Dale Powell
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The College of Charleston (also known as CofC, The College, or simply, Charleston) is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, the university's name reflects its history as the oldest college in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, and the oldest municipal college in the country.The founders of the College include three future signers[4] of the Declaration of Independence (Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward) and three future signers[4] of the United States Constitution (John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney). It is said that the College was founded to "encourage and institute youth in the several branches of liberal education." The College is in company with the Colonial Colleges as one of the oldest schools[2] in the United States. It is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
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