Indiana Methodists Begin Considering Sites for New University

October 15, 1835

October 15, 1835, Indianapolis, Ind. - Considering the availability of "cheap boarding, general health and morals of the town" as well as a central location and the amount of money to be subscribed, the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church begins considering sites for a new Methodist University to be known as Indiana Asbury.

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