It opened in 1853 and was consolidated with Eureka College in the 1880s.
Abingdon College was founded by P. H. Murphy and J. C. Reynolds, and opened on the first Monday of April in 1853.
It received a charter from the state of Illinois in February 1855.
Between 1875 and 1877, however, a quarrel between groups involved in the college effectively closed it.
[1] There is basketball in the hall with Abingdon eagles.