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Bradley University

Bradley University

university, Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Lydia Moss Bradley
…philanthropist who founded and endowed Bradley University in Peoria. Early in life she demonstrated qualities of determination and ability. In May 1837 she married Tobias S. Bradley and moved with him to Peoria, where over the next three decades he prospered in land and banking. His death in 1867 left…
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…philanthropist who founded and endowed Bradley University in Peoria. Early in life she demonstrated qualities of determination and ability. In May 1837 she married Tobias S. Bradley and moved with him to Peoria, where over the next three decades he prospered in land and banking. His death in 1867 left…
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Peoria
Educational institutions include Bradley University (1897), Midstate College (1888), and Illinois Central College (1967), in East Peoria. Peoria was made famous by an old vaudeville line—“Will it play in Peoria?”—that suggested the city was a bellwether for “heartland” values of the entire country. Peoria’s cultural and recreational facilities…
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Educational institutions include Bradley University (1897), Midstate College (1888), and Illinois Central College (1967), in East Peoria. Peoria was made famous by an old vaudeville line—“Will it play in Peoria?”—that suggested the city was a bellwether for “heartland” values of the entire country. Peoria’s cultural and recreational facilities…
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