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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
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Exposure Time 1/400 sec Flash No Flash
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Metering Mode Pattern Date/Time 2007:03:08 11:04:38
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Exposure Mode 0 Keywords travel United States of America United States America USA US Georgia GA history historical historic historical marker famous landmark road side highway popular Place of Interest Places of Interest Tourist Attraction Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Destination Travel Destinations tour tourism tourist attraction destination Sign Signs American Day Daytime Historical Sites Vertical Education Historical Site Marker Markers Outdoor Outdoors Outside Road Road Signs Roadside Roadsign University of Georgia UGA Athens Louisville Greensboro Abraham Baldwin Josiah Meigs Moses Waddel Alonzo Church Civil War War of Southern Independence Confederate Army John LeConte Joseph LeConte Charles F. McCay Robert Toombs Alexander H. Stephens Howell Cobb Crawford W. Long Walter B. Hill Harmon W. Caldwell David C. Barrow Steadman V. Sanford Clarke County
Caption University of Georgia Endowed with 40,000 acres of land in 1784 and chartered in 1785, the charter was the first granted by a state for a government controlled university. After Louisville and then Greensboro were first selected, the current site was chosen. The first president, and author of the school's charter, Abraham Baldwin, resigned when the doors opened, and was succeeded by Josiah Meigs. The University first began to thrive under Moses Waddel, who became president in 1819. Alonzo Church was president in 1829 - 1859. During the War of Southern Independence, most of the students entered the Confederate Army. The University closed its doors in 1864, and did not open again until January 1866. After the war, many Confederate veterans became students. Famous pre-war professors were John and Joseph LeConte and Charles F. McCay, while famous students were Robert Toombs, Alexander H. Stephens, Howell Cobb, and Crawford W. Long. Plans for a modern univeristy were first developed by Walter B. Hill and realized under Harmon W. Caldwell. The best known of the post-war presidents (now chancellors) was David C. Barrow. The builder of the modern plant was Chancellor Steadman V. Sanford. Georgia Historic Marker, 1991