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Colby's original campus was downtown, between the Kennebec River and the railroad track, on College Avenue. In 1929 Colby trustees voted to move to a new campus on Mayflower Hill, and residents of the city donated the land. With the Great Depression followed by World War II, progress was slowed, but construction of the new campus was begun in the late 1930s and the College completed its move to Mayflower Hill in 1952. Since 1937 Colby has completed 62 buildings. One of several American college campuses designed by Jens Frederick Larson, Colby's is considered one of the most handsome campuses in the United States.


September 2003
 Groundbreaking for the Colby Green. Landscaping and earthwork to build a terrace down from the roadway begin to start shaping the elliptical green.
October 2003
 Three geothermal wells drilled for the future alumni and development center.
April 17, 2004
 Groundbreaking for the alumni and devlopment center.
2005 or 2006
 Construction on social sciences and interdisciplinary studies building.



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