Smithsonian Institution
-james smithson lives broadly otl life, in disgust at being illegitimate child wills estate to usa as otl
-his nephew henry james hungerford lives life as per otl, lives opulent life with smithson estate but less opulent as otl
-because his airs as "baron de la batut" get viewed as a little too comical, also war in france means less stuff to spend it on in paris
-hungerford dies in 1834, estate goes to british court and president clay sends richard rush to retrieve bequest
-some controversy as some in congress want to refuse bequest, driven in part due to slaver fear that this sort of bequest could be used for compensated abolition
-court of chancery amalgamated into supreme court recently, results in case being swiftly dispatched in favour of usa
-richard rush invests estate into stock market very wisely and without investing too much at once
-enlargens bequest to nearly two times equivalent harvard bequest
-in otl it was "only" nearly the harvard bequest, but it's much more because
-of revolutionary british market volatility being higher
-and also because of Hungerford spending less money
-returns this to united states, the britannias get melted and recoined as eagles
-massive debate over what to use it for springs up in congress
-turns into something similar to otl, except because jqa never becomes president his presence is weaker, and as a result he fails to stop it from including some professors and students
-not a full-fledged university in any way, but closest thing to a national university there is
-joseph henry still becomes its head, stretches out smithsonian's influence as far as he can in his long tenure
-accepts there is some lecturing and a faculty, but minimizes it in general
-but students are focused towards doing research for professors, making it a research university
-eventually with Liberty and Union War (1868-76) in 1869 storming of capitol by southerner mob hits
-joseph henry and his faculty's moderate antislavery views results in them fleeing to philadelphia
-after dc recaptured, he gets to move back
-becomes henry winter davis' science advisor etc.
-after civil war joseph henry soon dies, but smithsonian reconstituted nicely
-then post-civil war existing educational institutions ramped up quite a bit, discussion of national university makes comeback
-in 1879 other university colleges get built
-after constitutional amendment they are secured well
-with postwar construction smithsonian gets expanded
-the Red Castle entirely reconstructed and made bigger
-also a whole bunch of new buildings get constructed to house new students and brand-new teams of professors
-grand mausoleum to james smithson halicarnassus style is constructed
-becomes the foremost face of the national university
-predominately with graduate students who are active in research
-also sets norms of education around the entire country
-at the same time includes a vast collection of the nation's stuff, placed in a grand museum
-also includes koh-i-noor
Polytechnic Institution of Fredericksburg
-in Fredericksburg, Virginia
-aka "Fred Poly"
-somewhat near Washington in what quickly becomes a university town
-founded to create administrators for Railroad Corporation of the United States in 1886
-and quickly becomes more than that due to its high caliber of education
Arboreal Institution of Charleston
-in Charleston, Virginia
-founded to train a forestry service
Agronomical Institution of Lexington
-in Lexington, Kentucky
-trains agrarian people for agrarian jobs
Astronomical Institution of Charlottesville
-in Charlottesville, Virginia
-where in OTL Jefferson wanted to establish an observatory
-and institution founded nearby
Commercial Institution of Memphis
-in Memphis, Tennessee
-to train people, esp Colored people, in the art of industry and commerce
Naval Institution of Norfolk
-in Norfolk, Virginia
-to build ships
Medicinal Institution of Havre de Grace
-in Havre de Grace, Maryland
-as part of training doctors for the Sanitary Commission
-which later became part of the United States of America > Service Commission
Mining Institution of Millewackie
-in Millewakie, Wisconsan
-to train mining force, in state with a lot of mining
Henry Institution
-from Albany, New York
-"second" in terms of stature
-quickly named after joseph henry soon after construction in honor of his great role as smithsonian head
-is more of a traditional university college, which
Franklin Institution
-from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Latrobe Institution
-from Baltimore, Maryland
Commercial Institution of Wetonqua
-in Wetonqua, State of Minasota
-formed to promote the rise of commerce and industry among Indigenous Americans
Agronomial Institution of Maquato
-In Maquato [Mankato] State of Minasota
-formed to promote modern agriculture to the Indigenous
Industrial Institution of Worcester
-in Worcester, Massachusetts
-as part of attempt to restore New England from continued slump of Recessions > Panic of 1911
-and due to the failure of New England's recovery from the recession
-during American Presidents > 1929-1934 Pancrace Landry (Justice)
Agronomical Institution of Portsmouth
-in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
-as part of attempt to restore New England from continued slump of Recessions > Panic of 1911
-and due to the failure of New England's recovery from the recession
-during American Presidents > 1929-1934 Pancrace Landry (Justice)
Photonic Institution of Williamsport
-in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
-as part of developing Photonics and training people for United States of America > National Constitutional Photonics Corporation
Agronomical Institution of Websteropolis
-in Websteropolis, Pembina
-as part of more recent development of Interior
Mining Institution of Cherisia
-in Cherisia, State of Tahosa
-as part of more recent development of Interior