http://www.marshall.edu/wpmu/muhistory Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:31:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.marshall.edu/wpmu/muhistory/2011/08/01/dedication-as-marshall-academy/ http://www.marshall.edu/wpmu/muhistory/2011/08/01/dedication-as-marshall-academy/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:15:40 +0000 John Cummings http://www.marshall.edu/wpmu/muhistory/?p=9 March 30, 1838, the institution was formally dedicated by the Virginia General Assembly as Marshall Academy,

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