Judson College, Mount Palatine, Illinois
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Judson College, Mount Palatine, Illinois
, was founded as Mount Palatine Academy in 1846 under the auspices of the Baptist denomination. It was chartered by the state of Illinois as a university in the winter of 1850-51, then led by its first president in 1853, and sold under fiscal duress by the Sheriff in 1860.
When the Illinois Central Railroad
was built, stopping in Tonica, Illinois
, six miles away from Mount Palatine, rapid decline in enrollment ensued at Judson. This institution subsequently became unprofitable and was sold in 1860 to the Catholic community in the vicinity. The sale was conditioned that the sole building and property be permanently maintained as a school. Failure to do so would cause the property to revert to the original owners.
Judson College has never been connected to the present-day institution founded under the same name, now called Judson University, an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois
, founded in 1963.
Mount Palatine, Illinois
Mount Palatine is an unincorporated community in LaSalle and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The community is located about east of McNabb....
, was founded as Mount Palatine Academy in 1846 under the auspices of the Baptist denomination. It was chartered by the state of Illinois as a university in the winter of 1850-51, then led by its first president in 1853, and sold under fiscal duress by the Sheriff in 1860.
When the Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
was built, stopping in Tonica, Illinois
Tonica, Illinois
Tonica is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 685 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.Tonica is mainly farmland, with a few businesses...
, six miles away from Mount Palatine, rapid decline in enrollment ensued at Judson. This institution subsequently became unprofitable and was sold in 1860 to the Catholic community in the vicinity. The sale was conditioned that the sole building and property be permanently maintained as a school. Failure to do so would cause the property to revert to the original owners.
Judson College has never been connected to the present-day institution founded under the same name, now called Judson University, an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
, founded in 1963.
Alumni
- Robert MaclayRobert Maclay (Merchant)Robert Maclay was an American merchant, business executive, and New York City politically appointed urban development executive. He engaged in real estate and banking in The City of New York; and also, upon the death of his father-in-law, Alfred Barmore, he became president of Knickerbocker Ice...
(1834–1898) — Merchant for New York City, business executive, and New York City politically appointed urban development executive