Hampton University

Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in , United States. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial Institute, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen.
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  • School
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
  • Description: historically black university in Virginia
  • Also known as
    “Hampton Institute”
    “Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute”
    “Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute”
    “Hampton Normal School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hampton University Museum and Hampton National Cemetery.
Founded in 1868 on the campus of Hampton University… is situated 450 feet north of Hampton University.
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is a United States National Cemetery in the city of . is situated 1,300 feet east of Hampton University.
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The is a museum… is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Hampton University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Phoebus.
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is a former military installation… is situated 2 miles southeast of Hampton University.

Hampton University

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Latitude
37.02° or 37° 1′ 12″ north
Longitude
-76.33908° or 76° 20′ 21″ west
Open location code
87952MC6+29
Geo­Names ID
4762927
Wiki­data ID
Q1797817

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Hampton University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة هامبتون”
  • Belarusian: “Гэмптанскі ўнівэрсытэт”
  • Belarusian: “Хэмптанскі ўніверсітэт”
  • Catalan: “Hampton University”
  • Catalan: “Universitat de Hampton”
  • Chinese: “漢普頓大學”
  • Czech: “Hamptonská univerzita”
  • Dutch: “Hampton University”
  • French: “Hampton University”
  • French: “Université d’Hampton”
  • French: “Université de hampton”
  • French: “Université de Hampton”
  • German: “Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute”
  • German: “Hampton Universität”
  • German: “Hampton University”
  • German: “The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute”
  • German: “Universität Hampton”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת המפטון”
  • Inari Sami: “Hampton ollâopâttâh”
  • Indonesian: “Hampton University”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Hampton”
  • Irish: “Ollscoil Hampton”
  • Japanese: “ハンプトン大学”
  • Northern Sami: “Hampton universitehta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hampton University”
  • Norwegian: “Hampton University”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade Hampton”
  • Russian: “Хэмптонский университет”
  • Skolt Sami: “Hampton universiteʹtt”
  • Spanish: “Universidad de Hampton”
  • Swedish: “Hampton University”
  • Ukrainian: “Гемптонський інститут”
  • Ukrainian: “Гемптонський універитет”
  • Ukrainian: “Університет Гемптона”
  • Urdu: “ہیمپٹن یونیورسٹی”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol Hampton”
  • “Hampton”

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