Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The 1,338-acre (541.5 ha) main academic and residential campus is 15 miles (24 km) south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the natural and social sciences, education, arts, business, health and wellness, humanities and applied technologies. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 as a normal school, specializing in teacher training and education. The university has developed from a small rural normal school into a comprehensive public research university. It is a part of University System of Ohio and currently classified as a research university among R2: Doctoral Universities with High research activity.
First known photograph of the campus, taken in 1910 before buildings were erected.
Bowling Green Normal School in 1915.
Aerial view of the campus, circa early 1930s.
Navy and Marines performing drills on the BGSU campus during World War II in 1945.
Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Ohio, United States, located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Toledo. The population was 30,808 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Toledo metropolitan area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University.
Downtown Bowling Green, Ohio as seen from the intersection of Main St. and Wooster St.
Workers at the Universal Machine Co. in Bowling Green, Ohio producing materials for the Signal Corps during World War I.
A wind turbine outside of Bowling Green, Ohio.
The Wood County Public Library