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BOWDOIN COLLEGE,

\bˈə͡ʊdɔ͡ɪn kˈɒlɪd͡ʒ], \bˈə‍ʊdɔ‍ɪn kˈɒlɪd‍ʒ], \b_ˈəʊ_d_ɔɪ_n k_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_dʒ]\

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1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(Congregational), was chartered in 1794 and opened in 1802 at Brunswick, ME. It was named in honor of Governor James Bowdoin, of Massachusetts. The Medical School of Maine, founded in 1820, is connected with this college.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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