Question: When founded in 1857 in Normal, it was named Illinois State Normal University. Perhaps lesser known, it took that name because there already was an Illinois State University somewhere else in Illinois. Do you know in what Illinois city was the very first Illinois State University and, still existing, what that college is today?
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