ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks æz ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv fˈɔːɹɪstɹi ɪnðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ θɹuː ɐn ɛndˈaʊmənt fɹʌm dʒˈɔːɹdʒ fˈɑːstɚ pˈiːbɑːdi.
The college was founded in 1906 as the Department of Forestry in the College of Agriculture through an endowment from George Foster Peabody.