Post Civil War - 1889
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Map of College |
1870: First course of civil engineering offered
1872: First professor of civil engineering -- Lt. Col. Robert A. Hardaway
1872: Methodist church grants Alabama Male College to the state for use as Land Grant
College under the Morrill Act signed by President Lincoln in 1862. Renamed the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, affirming the commitment to teach
'mechanic arts' as a cornerstone of the institution' s mission. Graduate degree
of 'civil engineer' awarded to first engineering graduate W.E. Horne, believed
to be one of the first engineering degrees granted by a southern institution of
higher education.
1874: First undergraduate degree of bachelor's of engineering awarded to B. H. Johnson
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Langdon Hall 1893 |
1882: President William LeRoy Broun suggests a curriculum with more emphasis on science
and engineering; First degree in mining engineering awarded
1884: The Department of Mechanic Arts formed and housed in the first floor of Langdon
Hall.
1886: Edison dynamo generator installed in the basement of Langdon Hall provided power to the mechanic
arts shop andlightsfor the college.
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Samford Hall |
1887: Fire destroys Old Main; classes held in Langdon Hall, Brick Forge and Foundry Building
builtfor the mechanic arts program
1889: New building completed; 10-horsepower engine built by students in mechanic arts
used to power a Weston dynamo, provided electric power to the campus including
the agricultural extension station
1891: Mechanic Arts renamed Electrical and Mechanical Department; the new department
offers the South's first electrical engineering course. Faculty pioneer x-ray
technology applications for medicine. One story building near Langdon constructed
to house senior engineering labs.
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Mineralogical Lab 1893 |
1892: Women admitted, making Auburn the oldest four-year co-educational school in Alabama
and the second oldest in the Southeast.
1896: Three story annex constructed on the rear of the chemistry building; mechanical
engineering labs located on first floor
1899: Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College renamed Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
although most already refer to it as Auburn
