Site of the First State Normal School Building in America
N 41° 59.275 W 070° 58.428
19T E 336500 N 4650319
A plaque indicating the site of the first state normal school building in America.
Waymark Code: WM8N0Z
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2010
Views: 9
On the Bridgewater State College campus in Bridgewater Mass., not far from its iconic Boyden Hall, sits a rock with a plaque attached to it. The plaque reads:
"Site of
first
state normal
school building
in
America
1846"
A "normal school" is was a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. The purpose of these schools was to establish teaching standards, otherwise known as "norms", how they got the name "normal". Most such schools are now referred to as teachers' colleges. Though, in some places, the term normal school is still used.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Unknown
County: Plymouth
City/Town Name: Bridgewater
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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