The Hamilton-Oneida Academy, where the college started in 1793
Samuel Kirkland's academy admitted Oneida and white boys. It took until 1812 to win a college charter, and Clinton wasn't a village until 1843.
Hamilton College and its place in the village.
Samuel Kirkland's academy admitted Oneida and white boys. It took until 1812 to win a college charter, and Clinton wasn't a village until 1843.
The women's college was chartered in 1965, opened in 1968 and was absorbed by Hamilton in 1978. Hamilton still keeps its archives.
The three-story chapel was built of Oriskany stone and has held a library, a chemistry lab and decades of commencements.
Hamilton College students stage Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" with projections standing in for scenery.