The Preserve at Vassar: Difference between revisions

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== History ==

The original Vassar Farm was 200 acres purchased in 1895. The land had previously been owned by the Vassar Brothers Hospital. The land was first used as a settling bed to help with the College's sewage problem.<ref name=":1" /> In 1911, 300 more acres were gifted by Augustus and May Elton Davies.

In the 1950s the Farm was deemed too expensive and ceased to be used. In the 1970s, Poughkeepsie was considering seizing the land if it did not contribute to the College's educational goals. In 1973, Professor of Biology [[Margaret Wright]] proposed the space be used as an ecological field station. <ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/grounds/the-vassar-farm-and-ecological-preserve/ The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>

From 1926 to 1947, the [[Outing Club]] operated a cabin at the southern end of the Farm known as the [[Outing Club#History|Tabard]]. In the 1950s the Farm was deemed too expensive and ceased to be used. In the 1970s, Poughkeepsie was considering seizing the land if it did not contribute to the College's educational goals. In 1973, Professor of Biology [[Margaret Wright]] proposed the space be used as an ecological field station. <ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/grounds/the-vassar-farm-and-ecological-preserve/ The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>

== References ==

[[Category:Grounds]]

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 == History ==
 The original Vassar Farm was 200 acres purchased in 1895. The land had previously been owned by the Vassar Brothers Hospital. The land was first used as a settling bed to help with the College's sewage problem.<ref name=":1" /> In 1911, 300 more acres were gifted by Augustus and May Elton Davies.
-In the 1950s the Farm was deemed too expensive and ceased to be used. In the 1970s, Poughkeepsie was considering seizing the land if it did not contribute to the College's educational goals. In 1973, Professor of Biology [[Margaret Wright]] proposed the space be used as an ecological field station. <ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/grounds/the-vassar-farm-and-ecological-preserve/ The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>
+From 1926 to 1947, the [[Outing Club]] operated a cabin at the southern end of the Farm known as the [[Outing Club#History|Tabard]]. In the 1950s the Farm was deemed too expensive and ceased to be used. In the 1970s, Poughkeepsie was considering seizing the land if it did not contribute to the College's educational goals. In 1973, Professor of Biology [[Margaret Wright]] proposed the space be used as an ecological field station. <ref>[https://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/buildings-grounds-technology/grounds/the-vassar-farm-and-ecological-preserve/ The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College]</ref>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Grounds]]