Woodstock Manual Labor Institute
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N 42° 00.220 W 084° 20.709
16T E 719864 N 4653593
Quick Description: Located on the north side of Greenleaf Road, 1/4 mile east of Meridian Highway (US-127). Parking is not so good in the winter.
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 2/4/2007 6:49:46 AM
Waymark Code: WM16QM
Views: 38
Long Description:
Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school "in the woods" in
1844 and four years later it was incorporated. Designed to serve
"colored people and others," the institute taught a full range of
subjects and was one of the nation's first integrated schools. The
students worked in the fields and orchards to help support the
school. Soon eight buildings were on the grounds. More than fifty
students were in attendance, using a library of two thousand
volumes. A fire in 1855 destroyed the main building, and the school
was discontinued during the Civil War. The educational pioneering
was continued by Foster's grandson, Dr. Laurence Jones, founder of
the well-known Piney Wood School in Mississippi in 1909.
Historical Name: Prior Foster, Dr. Laurence Jones
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State Site #297
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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