Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a philanthropist from Boston, Massachusetts to establish the school.
Former names: Winthrop Training School (1886–1891) · South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College (1891–1893) · Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina (1893–1920) · Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women (1920–1974) · Winthrop College (1974–1992)
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