Name: Radford University
Marquette is a French Jesuit explorer. What’s a Radford? Hang on, you’re getting ahead of the outline.
Location: Radford, Virginia, which is in Western Virginia, a little bit west of Roanoke.
Wait, it’s that simple? Well, mostly. There’s a long strange history to untangle, so…..
Founded: 1910 as State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Radford, although classes. “Normal School” is old-timey language for “teachers college,” which means that Radford got its start preparing new teachers in the manner that the state of Virginia preferred.