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1 History

Wartburg College was founded in 1852 at Saginaw, Michigan, by Georg Grossmann , a native of Neuendettelsau , Bavaria. Georg was sent by Pastor Wilhelm Löhe to establish a teacher training school for German immigrants. The location of the college moved many times until permanently settling in Waverly in 1935.

The college is named after Wartburg Castle in EisenachMap of Germany showing Eisenach Eisenach is a city in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated between the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest and the Hainich National Park. Population: 44,200 (2001). History The history of Eisenach is linked with the W, GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east.

2 Famous alumna

• Coleen Rowley , class of 1977, whistle blower FBI agent who wrote a memorandum to FBI Director Robert MuellerRobert Swan Mueller III (born August 7, 1944) is the current Director of the FBI. Mueller was born in New York City and grew up outside of Philadelphia. A graduate of St. Paul's School in 1962, he went on to graduate from Princeton University in 1966 and claiming that the Minneapolis, MinnesotaThis article is about the city in Minnesota. There is also Minneapolis, Kansas. Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 382,618 making it the largest city in Minnesota. It is office had been remiss in its investigation of suspected terroristTerrorism refers to the use of violence against noncombatants for the purpose of achieving a political, religious or socio-economic goal. Terrorist acts can be carried out by individuals or groups, and are sometimes sponsored by governments as an alternat Zacarias MoussaouiZacarias Moussaoui (born May 30, 1968), a Frenchman of Moroccan descent, is the only person to be indicted in the United States in connection with the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. He is accused of being the " 20th hijacker" and conspiring with Osa, joint 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom TIME "Person of the Year"

3 External link

• http://www.wartburg.edu/