::The Revolutionary College Project

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ABOVE - Rare newsreel footage, shot by RKO cameramen, of FDR's visit to Washington College in 1933. To read more about his sojourn in Chestertown, and other presidential visits, click here

ABOVE - 'An Account of Washington College,' published in 1784, is a unique document in the history of American higher education. To read the full pamphlet, follow this link

ABOVE - Washington College's football team has been famously undefeated since 1951. To read about its previous record, unearthed from the archives by Justine Hendricks '07, click here

ABOVE - The flash animation was created by Francoise Sullivan of Moo Productions, Worton, Md., who also designed this website. The background music is the fight song "Old Washington," composed in 1926 by C.L. Atwater, and performed on piano in 2008 by Professor Garry Clarke. For the sheet music and words to the song, click here. To replay the animation, click on the above image.

The Revolutionary College Project

This website presents a dynamic online history of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. It is an ongoing project created by students, faculty, alumni, and staff under the auspices of the college's C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience.

Chartered in 1782 as the first college in the newly independent United States, under the personal patronage of George Washington, the institution is rich in history and tradition. The story of Washington College opens windows into the history of American higher education, and even into the history of America itself - from the Revolutionary era, through the early Republic, the Civil War, the Progressive era, the rise of feminism, the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960s, and beyond. Please click on the links below to begin exploring, and to share your own stories. Check back, as this site will continue to evolve and grow.

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