Founded in 1843 by educational reformer Sarah Porter, Miss Porter ’ s has long been one of the most selective preparatory schools for girls in the country.

Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs.

Founded in 1843 by a group of immigrants from the then independent state of Baden ( later incorporated into Germany ), is characterized by maintaining the cultural imprint of their origin, so it is called " the Germany of the Caribbean ".

Founded in 1843, it is one of Canada's oldest institutions of medical studies, and is known for the discovery of insulin and stem cells.

Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn as the Conservatory of Music, it is the oldest university school of music in Germany.

Founded by former social-democrat party strongman Jan Nagel, it was initially held at bay for alderman positions.

Founded by the Herrick family during the early part of the 20th century, Tecumseh Products initially began business manufacturing refrigeration compressors.

Founded 1872 in Milan by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, Pirelli initially specialised in rubber and derivative processes.

Founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company, the brand name Parlophon was initially used for gramophones before the company began making records.

Founded as the Pennsylvania Female College on December 11, 1869, by Reverend William Trimble Beatty, Chatham was initially situated in the Berry mansion on Woodland Road off Fifth Avenue in the neighborhood of Shadyside.

Founded in 1832 by John A. Roebling, who is known for the design of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, and for innovation in producing wire rope, the community was initially called " Germania ", which was soon changed to " Sachsenburg " and eventually anglicized to Saxonburg.

Founded in 1852 as Las Moras ( the name of a nearby spring and the creek it feeds ), the town initially was a supply stop on the old San Antonio-El Paso road and a supply depot for the U. S. Army's Fort Clark ( the fort was established the same year ).

Founded by Rinaldo Piaggio in 1884, Piaggio initially produced locomotives and railway carriages.

Founded and initially operated by Robert Howard ( president ) and Samuel Lang ( vice president and owner of the well known K & L Color Photo Service Lab in New York City ), the group produced remote terminals and systems for the casino industry.

Founded in 1906 by lawyer Gleason Archer, Sr., Suffolk University was initially founded as a law school named " Archer's Evening Law School " but soon became Suffolk School of Law.

Founded in 1946 as part of Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Michigan, the discs were initially a hit, because of the novelty of the colorful artwork, and the improved sound compared to the shellac records dominant at the time.

Founded in 1965, the new television network was initially dubbed the " Independent Television System " or ITS, but in 1970 adopted the title The 0 – 10 Network which reflected the names of the first two stations in the group.

Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers.

Founded by Andrzej Lepper in 1992, the party initially fared poorly, failing to enter the Sejm.

Founded in 1975, the Society for Social Studies of Science, initially provided scholarly communication facilities — including a journal ( Science, Technology, and Human Values ) and annual meetings — that were mainly attended by science studies scholars, but the society has since grown into the most important professional association of science and technology studies scholars worldwide.

Founded in 1958, the Society for the History of Technology initially attracted members from the history profession who had interests in the contextual history of technology.

Founded in 1971, the newspaper was initially based at Kyleakin, on the isle of Skye, and continues to be published from Broadford, Skye.

Founded in 1887, the school was initially established in Chicago as the all-boys St. Procopius College and Academy by Benedictine monks, who also operated the St. Joseph Bohemian Orphanage.

Founded in 1618 by men from Tomsk as a Cossack ostrog ( fort ) on the Tom River, it was initially called Kuznetsk ().

Founded in 1959 as SEATO Graduate School of Engineering with a mission to develop highly qualified and committed professionals who will play a leading role in the sustainable development of the region and its integration into the global economy, it receives funding from organizations and governments around the world ( initially from SEATO members ).

Founded in 1889, the party initially dominated all state politics for the state's first 20 years of existence, with the exception of a brief period from 1893 to 1894 in which the North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party briefly overthrew the Republican Party.

Founded in 1839, the seminary initially resided in Perry County, Missouri.

Founded in Liverpool in 1970, the group initially grew rapidly, with branches appearing in some other cities.

Founded during World War II, the medical school was initially housed in a handful of abandoned barracks.

Founded August 24, 1690 by Job Charnock of the East India Company, and commonly called `` The City of Palaces '', it seemed a vast and elegant place to Ann Hasseltine Judson.

Founded in the Ninth Century B.C. it was called Byzantium 200 years later when Byzas, ruler of the Megarians, expanded the settlement and named it after himself.

Founded by Maharaja Sri-Gupta, the dynasty was the model of a classical civilization. Maurya and Gupta empires are called as the Golden Age of India and were marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, art, religion and philosophy that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Indian culture. The religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, which began in India, were an important influence on South, East and Southeast Asia

Founded in 1923 as the first Catholic university in the Netherlands, it used to be called ( Catholic ) University of Nijmegen until 2004, when it took its current name.

Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or " Oxy " as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast.

Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called " Azalea City ," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone.

Founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC, Messina was originally called Zancle, from the meaning " scythe " because of the shape of its natural harbour ( though a legend attributes the name to King Zanclus ).

Founded by the Leleges and called Ninoe it became Megalopolis (" Big City ") and Aphrodisias, sometime capital of Caria.

Founded in 1937, New Haven County has a county-wide fire-protection agency called " New Haven County Fire Emergency Plan " based in Hamden to " Coordinate Mutual Aid-Radio Problems, assist members of county at major incidents if requested, provide training ".

Founded by the Jesuits, Harbor Springs was once called L ' Arbre Croche, which means Crooked Tree.

Founded in 1837, Jacobus was originally called New Paradise.

Founded in 1982, WCCN was originally called the " Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua " and was active in the US-Nicaragua " sister city " movement, which promoted people-to-people projects and locally based " municipal foreign policies " by individual U. S. cities as an alternative to the militaristic foreign policy of the U. S. government under President Ronald Reagan.

Among its supporters were judge and future Supreme Court Justice, David Davis and local businessman and land holder Jesse W. Fell whose friend, Abraham Lincoln, was the attorney hired by the Board of Education to draw up legal documents to secure the school's funding Founded as Illinois State Normal University, its name was reflective of its primary mission as a teacher training institution ( at that time called a normal school ).

Founded in August 1889 as a semi-public secondary school and chartered as Cullowhee High School in 1891 ( also called Cullowhee Academy ), it served the Cullowhee community and boarding students from neighboring counties and other states.

Founded in 1957, it was originally called Puerto Flor de Lis, then until 1989 Puerto Presidente Stroessner, after Alfredo Stroessner.

Founded in 1848, ' BZ ', as the society is called often, is the oldest of the societies of the now-defunct Sheffield Scientific School, the institution which from 1854-1956 was the sciences and engineering college of Yale University.

* Founded a charity called Puellae Faustinianae or Girls of Faustina, which assisted orphaned girls.

Founded first as a department of Syracuse University, in 1913 the College was chartered as an independent state institution, called " The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University ".

Founded on January 15, 1939 by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations ( now called the Union for Reform Judaism ), the then-titled National Federation of Temple Youth was a program to encourage college students to engage in synagogue life.

Founded in 1842 as the replacement and continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe ( 1738 ) ( Spanish: Real Universidad de San Felipe ), the university is often called Casa de Bello ( House of Bello ) in honor of its first president, Andrés Bello.

Founded in 1943 as an element of the military secret service they were one of the " Kriegsmarine's " most important nuclei of the so called " Kleinkampfverband " in 1944.