Ithaca is a city and the county seat of Tompkins County,New York,United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York,Ithaca is the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named after the Greek island of Ithaca.
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land,often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty,cession,or seizure. The Morrill Act of 1862 was enacted during the American Civil War,and the Morrill Act of 1890 expanded this model.
Trumansburg is a village in Tompkins County,New York,United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2010 census. The name incorporates a misspelling of the surname of the founder,Abner Treman. The Tremans spelled their surname several different ways;"Truman," however,was not one of them. The village's application for a post office established the present spelling. The Village of Trumansburg is located within the Town of Ulysses and is northwest of Ithaca,New York.
Andrew Dickson White was an American historian and educator who cofounded Cornell University and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He was known for expanding the scope of college curricula. A politician,he had served as state senator in New York. He was later appointed as an American diplomat to Germany and Russia,among other responsibilities.
A land-grant university is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.
Alonzo Barton Cornell was a New York politician and businessman who was the 27th governor of New York from 1880 to 1882.
Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) is the public library for residents of Tompkins County,New York. The library has one branch which is located in Ithaca,New York.
Hiram W. Sibley,was an American industrialist,entrepreneur,and philanthropist who was a pioneer of the telegraph in the United States.
The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders,Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca,met in the New York State Senate in January 1864. Together,they established Cornell University in Ithaca,New York,in 1865. The university was initially funded by Ezra Cornell's $400,000 endowment and by New York's 989,920-acre (4,006.1 km2) allotment of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862
The Cornell Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden located adjacent to the Cornell University campus in Ithaca,New York. The Botanic Gardens proper consist of 25 acres (10 ha) of botanical gardens and 150 acres (61 ha) of the F. R. Newman Arboretum. The greater Botanic Gardens includes 40 different nature areas around Cornell and Ithaca,covering 4,300 acres (1,700 ha).
Llenroc is a Gothic revival villa built for Ezra Cornell,the founder of Cornell University. It is located at 100 Cornell Avenue in Ithaca,New York,United States,just below the Cornell University campus. Since 1911,it has been the home of the Pi Chapter of the Delta Phi fraternity. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Justin Morrill Hall,known almost exclusively as Morrill Hall,is an academic building of Cornell University on its Ithaca,New York campus. As of 2009 it houses the Departments of Romance Studies,Russian Literature,and Linguistics. The building is named in honor of Justin Smith Morrill,who as Senator from Vermont was the primary proponent of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862 which greatly assisted the founding of Cornell University. Morrill Hall was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
Francis Miles Finch was an American judge,poet,and academic associated with the early years of Cornell University. One of his poems,"The Blue and the Gray",is frequently reprinted to this day.
The New York State College of Forestry,the first professional school of forestry in North America,opened its doors at Cornell University,in Ithaca,New York,in the autumn of 1898.,It was advocated for by Governor Frank S. Black,but after just a few years of operation,it was defunded in 1903,by Governor Benjamin B. Odell in response to public outcry over the College's controversial forestry practices in the Adirondacks.
Central Campus is the primary academic and administrative section of Cornell University's Ithaca,New York campus. It is bounded by Libe Slope on the west,Fall Creek on the north,and Cascadilla Creek on the South.
Ithaca Falls is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca,New York. It is the last of a series of waterfalls along the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake. The falls are in an amphitheater formed by freezing and thawing of the weak shale which makes up most of the gorge walls. The splash pool,and the creek just below the falls,are a popular spot for fly fishing.
John James Speed,Jr. was an American farmer,merchant,politician,and pioneer in telegraphy.
Fall Creek is a river located in Tompkins County,New York. It flows into Cayuga Lake by Ithaca,New York.
Beebe Lake /bibi/ is a reservoir in Ithaca,New York,located on the campus of Cornell University.
Ezra Cornell is a monumental statue in Ithaca,New York,United States. Located on the Arts Quad of the Cornell Central Campus,the monument honors Ezra Cornell,the co-founder and namesake of Cornell University. The statue,designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil,was dedicated in 1919.
