FSU Wikipedia entry

Colleges & Universities Florida State University
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<p>I doubt they have done any research into the issue. They just accepted what UF put on its website and published it.</p>

<p>UF initially used 1905 as its foundational date and FSU used 1851.</p>

<p>Here’s one article on the subject: <a href=“http://www.sptimes.com/News/072900/news_pf/State/FSU_s_age_change__his.shtml[/url]”>http://www.sptimes.com/News/072900/news_pf/State/FSU_s_age_change__his.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The UF history professor is apparently unaware of the 1889 book, a scanned image of which is linked to the FSU Wikipedia article, wherein the predecessor of FSU (the West Florida Seminary) was originally called the “University of Florida”. His reasoning actually supports FSU as the older school. See page # 46: <a href=“http://www.cfmemory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/cfm&CISOPTR=46918[/url]”>http://www.cfmemory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/cfm&CISOPTR=46918&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Secondly, from my reading of the Wikipedia article it appears the East Florida Seminary ceased to exist during the Civil War.</p>