Augusta College

Augusta College

:"Note: this is also a former name of Augusta State University in Georgia. See also: Augustana College."

From 1822 to 1896, Augusta College was located in Augusta, Kentucky in Bracken County. It was formed when the Bracken Academy and Methodist churches of Ohio and Kentucky joined. Augusta College was the world's first Methodist college. It usually had enrollment of about 175-305 pupils. Among many who attended the college was Edward White Robertson (1823-1887) who went on to become a United States Representative from Louisiana.


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