Westbrook College

In 1831, Westbrook Seminary was established by the Kennebec Association of Universalists in Westbrook, Maine. The original 8-acre property was a gift from Zachariah Stevens, for whom Steven's Plains and Stevens Avenue are named, and Oliver Buckley. The seminary building, now called Alumni Hall, was not finished until 1834, and the first classes were finally held after its completion. The four tracks of study included English, scientific, ladies' classical, and preparatory. It was co-educational, but women in the scientific or ladies' classical tracks received unique "laureate of arts" and "laureate of science" degrees upon completion. ==Campus==

Westbrook College was originally located in Westbrook, Maine, then Deering, Maine, and finally Portland, Maine. The institution never actually moved, but the surrounding area changed hands and names at least twice. Today, the area where the campus is located is known as Portland's Deering Center neighborhood. The Westbrook College campus is now known by the University of New England as the UNE Portland Campus. ==Notable alumni and faculty==

• Adin B. Capron, U.S. Congressman • Emma Bedelia Dunham, poet • Marion Coats Graves, president of the college in 1932 • John C. Hall, physician, Wisconsin state senator and Union Army doctor • Seth Larrabee, attorney • Edward A. Newman, businessman, general manager of Portland Railroad Company • Lillian M. N. Stevens, temperance leader ==References==