Thursday, October 11, 2012

Seldom seen tablet notes historical highlight of McMinnville | Linfield College

Located on the edge of the Linfield campus, near 99W and the President’s House, this stone tablet is seldom seen due to garden vegetation. Text on the tablet:


















THIS STONE MARKS THE SPOT
WHERE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MET AUGUST 2, 1881 AND TOOK
ACTION WHICH RESULTED IN
MOVING McMINNVILLE|LINFIELD
COLLEGE FROM 5th & C STREETS
TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION.
ACTUATED BY THE GIFT OF
MR & MRS SAMUEL COZINE.
PRESENTED BY CLASS OF 1922
                                                                       
Wildcatville photos, 10/11/2012.