From 1862 to 1874 George W. Hough was the director of an observatory chartered on February 11, 1852 by what group?
Dudley Observatory Dudley Observatory is an astronomical observatory originally located in Albany, New York, and now in Schenectady, New York. The Observatory was chartered on February 11, 1852 by the New York State Senate, and by the New York State Assembly on April 3, 1852. While Dudley no longer serves as an operating observatory, it remains the oldest non-academic institution of astronomical research in America.
Chappell Hill Female College Chappell Hill Female College is a former private college in Chappell Hill, Texas. It was founded in 1850 as a coeducational school, first chartered in 1852, and later in the same decade became a Methodist institution and was rechartered as a women's college. It was closed in 1912; the building became a public school. The site is now occupied by a replacement school building that preserves the college bell.