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New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and was originally called Queen's College.
The university was initially established by the Dutch Reformed Church to train ministers.
During the American Revolutionary War, the university's first building, Old Queens, was used as a barracks and hospital by both British and American troops.
The Old Queens building, completed in 1825, is a National Historic Landmark and remains a central administrative building for the university.
The university was renamed in 1825 in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers, a Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist.
Rutgers participated in the first intercollegiate football game against Princeton in 1869, marking the birth of college football.
The university's Special Collections and University Archives house over 200,000 rare books and 1,500 manuscript collections, including the papers of Thomas Edison.
The Rutgers Gardens, spanning 180 acres, offers a variety of plant collections, gardens, and walking trails for visitors to enjoy.
The university's New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has been a leader in agricultural research and extension services since 1880.
