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July 2, 1862

First Morrill Act

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November 30, 1867

UC Berkeley, First Land Grant College

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College of Agriculture
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William H. Hatch author of Hatch Act 1887

March 2, 1887

1887 Hatch Act Passed

The Hatch Experiment Station Act established a cooperative bond between USDA and the nation's land grant colleges by providing annual federal funding for agricultural experiment stations in all the states.

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2nd Morrill Act

August 30, 1890

2nd Morril Act Passed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

University of California, Riverside
University of California Riverside

1907

University of California Riverside, Citrus Station

Two cottages and a stable on the east side of Mt. Rubidoux comprised the entire station when it opened in 1907 as part of the statewide Agricultural Experiment Station developed by the University of California.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
November 30, 1867
UC Berkeley, First Land Grant College
 

First Morrill Act

 
 
 

UC Berkeley, First Land Grant College

 
 
 

1887 Hatch Act Passed

 
 
 

2nd Morril Act Passed

 
 
 

University of California Riverside, Citrus Station

 
 

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