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West Liberty State Normal College (now University)

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The Commonwealth of Virginia established a normal college (for teaching teachers) in 1837. In 1870, West Virginia established its own normal school at West Liberty and granted it college status in 1943. In 2009, it became a university. This brief slideshow looks at the early normal school years.