# @tamu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfg3MSELEHt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17653246-tamu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-07-02T14:36:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Texas A&M University (@TAMU) — https://gondola.cc/TAMU

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🎉 Happy 160th birthday to the Morrill Act! 🎉

The Morrill Act was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to establish 112 land-grant universities focused on agricultural and mechanic arts. In 1876, Texas A&M opened its doors as the first public institution of higher education in the state.

#TAMU is here today because of this history, and you can find copies of this document at Cushing Memorial Library. tamulibraries

#tamu #MorrillAct #LandGrant #GigEm #Aggies #History

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