https://storercollege.lib.wvu.edu/record/030092https://storercollege.lib.wvu.edu/record/030092Engraving of John Storer of Sanford, MaineRitchie, H. A. 1860~Soon after the Civil War, John Storer contributed $10,000 towards establishing a college in Harpers Ferry, W. Va. This institution of higher learning was the first college below the Mason- Dixon Line to accept students "without distinction of race or color". The school bears the name of it's principle benefactor, Storer College. West Virginia History OnViewStorer College