william & mary

     

George Washington received his surveyor's license in 1749 from this school named for a king & queen

Trivia about william & mary

  • A 1693 charter established the Virginia college named for this duo
  • It's known as W&M for short
  • This college in Williamsburg, Virginia was founded to train Anglican clergy
  • Washington received his surveyor's commission from this Virginia college in 1749
  • Prince Charles was the keynote speaker at this Virginia university's 300th anniv. celebration in 1993
  • This Virginia school's 1693 charter created a college of divinity, philosophy & languages
  • The Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought this pair to the British throne
  • The college named for this historic duo is in Williamsburg, Virginia
  • In 1779 this Virginia institution became the first U.S. college to establish a law department
  • In 1861 the faculty & most of the students of this 2nd-oldest U.S. college joined the Confederate army
  • This Virginia college founded in 1693 is home to the Flat Hat Club, the nation's oldest academic secret society
  • Pictured here, they ruled together on the throne for 5 years
  • The oldest college in the Southern U.S. is named for this royal pair who founded it in 1693
  • This pair succeeded James II, the last Catholic king of Britain
  • America's first chair of law was founded at this Virginia college in 1779
  • A Dutchman & an Englishwoman,London,England,November 4, 1677
  • James Monroe's studies at this college were interrupted when he left to fight in the Revolutionary War
  • In 1779 the nation's oldest law school was founded at this southern college

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