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On November 10, 1910, Bowling Green was picked as the site for the normal college in NW Ohio, beating out Napoleon in the final vote.

One of my favorite BG history facts is that they reportedly went with BG, in part, because it was a "dry" town.

Are you sure it was Napoleon, I thought and pretty sure it was Van Wert

Come on TG. You can't post inaccurate facts. Napoleon was third. BG beat out Van Wert. Your making Indy look bad with your wrong facts. Just kidding man. From the BG website:

Napoleon, the home of John Lowry, was eliminated because it featured a large number of saloons whereas Bowling Green was, at the time, dry. Fremont went by the wayside, mainly because of certain stipulations imposed by the President Rutherford B. Hayes Memorial Commission.

In a vote on November 10, 1910, Bowling Green was chosen as the official site in northwest Ohio, winning a 3-2 vote over Van Wert. Kent was selected as the site in northeast Ohio. The commission also selected the tract of land in BG, including the city park, as the site. The committee said that the transportation facilities, the central location, and the fact that the city was dry served as large contributing factors to Bowling Green’s victory.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BGSU!!!

gmartin wrote:Come on TG. You can't post inaccurate facts. Napoleon was third. BG beat out Van Wert. Your making Indy look bad with your wrong facts. Just kidding man. From the BG website:

Napoleon, the home of John Lowry, was eliminated because it featured a large number of saloons whereas Bowling Green was, at the time, dry. Fremont went by the wayside, mainly because of certain stipulations imposed by the President Rutherford B. Hayes Memorial Commission.

In a vote on November 10, 1910, Bowling Green was chosen as the official site in northwest Ohio, winning a 3-2 vote over Van Wert. Kent was selected as the site in northeast Ohio. The commission also selected the tract of land in BG, including the city park, as the site. The committee said that the transportation facilities, the central location, and the fact that the city was dry served as large contributing factors to Bowling Green’s victory.

Good catch. Don't know why I always thought it was over Napoleon.

And Indy is doing a fine job looking bad on its own without worrying about my little bit of misinformation...