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Gustavus Adolphus College
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<p>Gustavus Adolphus College is a <a href="/facts/Private_university/KHHzGNID">private</a> <a href="/facts/Liberal_arts_college/qVahUPrA">liberal arts college</a> in <a href="/facts/St._Peter%2c_Minnesota/5KEmKc6D">St. Peter, Minnesota</a>, United States. It was founded in 1862 by <a href="/facts/Swedish_Americans/KR7VSdbs">Swedish Americans</a> led by <a href="/facts/Eric_Norelius/SQHYMu5q">Eric Norelius</a> and is affiliated with the <a href="/facts/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America/c7CJKatr">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a>. Gustavus was named for <a href="/facts/Gustavus_Adolphus/BAVDerpY">Gustavus Adolphus</a>, the <a href="/facts/Monarchy_of_Sweden/MpYyHNk3">King</a> of <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a> from 1611 to 1632. Its residential campus includes a 125-acre arboretum. </p>