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Back to EpisodesSpanish Flag Over Niles & MSU's Founding | Feb 12
Episode 1442
Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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On this day in 1781, a Spanish force captured Fort St. Joseph, raising Spain’s flag over Michigan. In 1855, Governor Kinsley S. Bingham established The Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, later MSU, which became the prototype for land-grant institutions.