Western Oregon University Timeline
Celebrating 150 years
Janurary - Februrary - March - April 2006
Western Oregon University, celebrating 150 years, has made monumental history as the oldest public university in Oregon.
Founded in 1856 by the Disciples of Christ, Monmouth University was patterned after Bethany College in West Virginia. At the time, Monmouth University shared its location with the First Christian Church of Monmouth.
This timeline and other artifacts were also on display at the Oregon State Capitol.
Keep your eyes open for many other features and exhibits located throughout the year on Western Oregon University's campus!
View some of the other Sesquicentennial exhibits featured at Hamersly Library online:
View the full Sesquicentennial timeline through Western Oregon University's home page
The exhibit text panels were taken from an exhibit done at the State Capitol Building in Salem, Oregon in celebration of Western's Sequicentennial.
