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  • Alexander Twilight

    The first African American to earn a degree from an American college or university, Alexander Twilight (1795-1857) graduated from Middlebury College in 1823.
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  • Pearsons Hall

    Pearsons Hall, beautifully placed on the ridge that Joseph Battell bought for its views, was the first Middlebury structure built for women.
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  • Kitchel House

    Built at the corner of Weybridge and College Streets in 1867 for College President Kitchel, this grand house in the Italianate style would become Middlebury's first women's dormitory in 1891.
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  • Ezra Brainerd

    Ezra Brainerd, Class of 1864, Professor, President from 1885-1908, and Middlebury College Trustee from 1908-1924.
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