Columbia MO Fun Facts
The roots of Columbia’s three economic foundations—education, medicine, and insurance— can be traced to the city’s incorporation in 1821.[14][15] Original plans for the town set aside land for a state university. In 1833, Columbia Baptist Female College opened, which later became Stephens College. Columbia College, distinct from today’s and later to become the University of Missouri, was founded in 1839. When the state legislature decided to establish a state university, Columbia raised three times as much money as any competing city,[16] and James S. Rollins donated the land that is today the Francis Quadrangle.[16] Soon other educational institutions were founded in Columbia, such as Christian Female College, the first college for women west of the Mississippi, which later became Columbia College.
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