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The College of Charleston claims to be the oldest municipal college in the U.S. (est 1770, chart. 1785). The medical school which became U of L has operated continously since 1837, but I'm not sure when we became officially municipally funded. A google search usually brings up the ""Louisville Municipal College for Negros"", which was purchased by U of L; so I may have  
email someone to find out  Brando03"