honor his role in establishing the land grant colleges. In 1967 Ohio State University opened two residence halls on its campus. Named for Morrill and Abraham Lincoln, they are also known as The Towers. They are the tallest buildings on the OSU campus, and among the tallest in Columbus Ohio. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) References Further reading Cross, Coy F. Justin Smith Morrill, Father of the Land-Grant Colleges. Michigan State University Press: 1999. . Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Justin S. Morrill. Government Printing Office: 1899. External links Includes Guide to Research Collections where his papers are located. "An Audacious Act: How a High School Dropout Helped Educate America" produced by WFCR New England Public Radio and journalist Lisa Mullins NDSU shrine to Morrill Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Friends of the Morrill Homestead Justin Morrill: Land For Learning Documentary produced by Vermont Public Television Justin S. Morrill papers at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School. 1810 births 1898 deaths People of Vermont in the American Civil War Vermont culture People from Strafford, Vermont Republican Party United States senators from Vermont Burials in Vermont Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont Half-Breeds (Republican Party) 19th-century American politicians Thetford Academy, Vermont alumni