ST. JOHNS SEMINARY OF LEARNING
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Thorny1
N 30° 28.216 W 083° 24.596
17R E 268637 N 3373364
located at 202 North Duval Street in Madison, FL.
Waymark Code: WM4MJ0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2008
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ST. JOHNS SEMINARY OF LEARNING
Madison Lodge Number 11, F.& A.M. founded the St. Johns Seminary of Learning on the southwest corner of this block in 1850. This institution became the basis for Madison High School in 1886. W.B. Cates established the Florida Normal Institute here as part of Madison High School in 1907. The building adjacent to this marker was the dormitory of the Florida Normal Institute. The Institute trained many teachers for all of Florida before closing in 1927.
Marker Number: F-181
Date: 1971
County: Madison
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Sponsored by Madison Lodge Number 11, Free and Accepted Masons In Cooperation With Department of State, Bureau of Historic Preservation
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