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| | History of the Atlantic Coast Conference (Chatham Journal Weekly) |
 | | The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. |
 | | Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. |
 | | The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. |
| www.chathamjournal.com /weekly/sports/college/acc-history-50809.shtml (2029 words) |
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