Timeline

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1908

March 10, 1908.
“Harrisonburg Gets Normal” • Conditions of Establishment

March 12, 1908.
“General Rejoicing”: Keezell & Good Arrive

March 14, 1908.
Founding Day: Official Establishment of the School

April 29, 1908.
First Board of Trustees Meeting • Searching for Home: First Site Inspection

April 30, 1908.
Searching for Home: Site Inspection Continues

June 1, 1908.
Searching for Home: Land Option Secured

June 17, 1908.
Searching for Home: Site Report Submitted

June 18, 1908.
Searching for Home: Site Selected

June 26, 1908.
President Burruss: Elected • School’s Opening Date Set • Legal Establishment

July 1, 1908.
President Burruss: First President, 1908-1919

July 8, 1908.
Searching for Home: Land Deed Executed

July 9, 1908.
President Burruss: Arrival of Citizen Burruss, Burruss Sets to Work

September 14, 1908.
Searching for Home: Trustees Receive Land Deed

September 15, 1908.
Campus Layout & Building Design Proposals Adopted • First Buildings

October 7, 1908.
Maury & Jackson Halls: Building Plans Approved

November 5, 1908.
Maury & Jackson Halls: Construction Contracts Awarded

November 7, 1908.
Additional Land Purchased

November 25, 1908.
Maury & Jackson Halls: Groundbreaking, Construction Begins

Annotated Historical Timeline of James Madison University, 1908-1959