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Strafford

Strafford, Vermont
· Birthplace of Justin Smith Morrill
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Born April 14, 1810, Senator Morrill served 43 years in Congress. He won unique fame as author of the Morrill Acts, signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. These established land-grant colleges and universities, securing and broadening higher education in the U.S.
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