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== History ==
Wabash College was founded on November 21, 1832, by a group of Presbyterian ministers and laymen in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Seeking to bring classical and moral education to the American frontier, the founders envisioned a "classical and English high school, rising into a college as soon as the wants of the country demand." The next day, they dedicated the campus grounds in prayer while kneeling in the snow—a moment that became symbolic of Wabash's spiritual and intellectual mission.
Classes began in 1833 on education, and Elihu W. Baldwin became the college's first president in 1835. Early instruction emphasized Classical education, Theology, and a short-lived Manual labor school model. Despite early financial hardship and a devastating fire in 1838, Wabash quickly rebuilt. It developed a distinguished faculty, notably Caleb Mills, a founder of Indiana Department of Education, and Edmund Otis Hovey, who served as professor, trustee, treasurer, and fundraiser for …
