Santee Cooper District SC

S.C. State started out as agricultural, mechanical school

Times and Democrat | Orangeburg

Aug 5, 2026

S.C. State started out as agricultural, mechanical school

The Morrill Act of 1862 and the Morrill Act of 1890 both fulfilled a growing political movement in the United States for the creation of agricultural colleges.The statutes allowed…

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S.C. State started out as agricultural, mechanical school

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