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GEORGE VANE:

Altogether, during the 15 years it was at Red Wing, some 800 students attended Hamline with 22 receiving degrees.


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Last graduating class in Red Wing (p. 13, Alumni Directory 1854–1966)

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Last graduating class in Red Wing, 1869 (L-r: Gideon P. Burch, Henry J. Crist, Charles Simpson)

Events:
1869
• Hamline graduates last class from Red Wing and campus closes (June 7)

Title:
The university suffered from chronic financial problems throughout the Red Wing years and finally closed after commencement in 1869. The expectation was that Hamline would reopen within two years…but where?

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