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1887: College established
North Carolina authorized the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts on March 7, 1887.
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1889: First classes
The new college opened for classes in fall 1889.
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Designing Carter Stadium
Architect and NC State professor Charles Kahn designed the original stadium.
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1966: Stadium opens
Carter Stadium opened against South Carolina on October 8, 1966.
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Honoring the Carter brothers
The original stadium name recognized alumni Harry Carter and W. J. “Nick” Carter.
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2014: Three hundredth home game
NC State marked its stadium’s three hundredth game in November 2014.
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2016: Fiftieth anniversary
The university celebrated fifty years of Carter-Finley Stadium in October 2016.
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