Morrill Land Grant Acts

• 1862 - 1st Morrill Land Grant Act provided:

  • support in every state for agric & mechanic arts
  • public lands - 30,000 acres for each senator & rep.
  • Funds must be put in endowment at 5% interest
  • if not used in 5 yrs, returned to federal govt.

• 1890 - 2nd Morrill Land Grant Act provided regular (ongoing) federal appropriations

• from this Delaware revived Delaware College

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