By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
The institution that would become Jacksonville State University was established Feb. 22, 1883, when Gov. Edward O’Neal signed a bill creating the State Normal School. The new school acquired the facilities and equipment of Calhoun College, which consisted of 12 acres of land and a two-story brick building. The State Normal School offered a comprehensive teacher preparatory curriculum with strong emphasis in mathematics and English. Today, Jacksonville State has grown into a major educational center in northeast Alabama with more than 150 courses of study. The school is about halfway between Anniston to the South and Gadsden to the north, and Birmingham to the west and Atlanta to the east.
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