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ATTACHMENT C
The University of Virginia was founded by Thomas Jefferson. The cornerstone of its first building was laid on 6 October 1817, in the presence of three Presidents of the United States — Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. In 1825, it received its first students who would be educated in what Mr. Jefferson called "useful sciences," schooled in honor and self-determination, and prepared to lead a free nation and protect its democratic institutions. In 1987, UNESCO named the grounds of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson's "academical village," to its prestigious World Heritage list.
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