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Georgetown College was the first Baptist college west of the Alleghenies. It was chartered in January, 1829, by the Trustees of the Kentucky Baptist Education Society and was later named Georgetown. The site of Rittenhouse Academy in Georgetown was chosen for the college in July, 1829, and Giddings Hall was the first building erected. Under the leadership of President Howard Malcom in the 1840s, a permanent program was formed.
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