FIRST - Multi-township school in Michigan - Ypsilanti, MI
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Historical marker commemorating the Lincoln Consolidated School in 1924 located in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM171E9
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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Historical marker posted on Brick Elementary School at 8970 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 reads:

The first multi-township school in Michigan and the first rural consolidated school in the United States affiliated with the teacher training college.

This exemplary rural consolidated school was founded under the leadership of Dr. M.S. Pitman of MSNC and citizens of 13 one-room school districts.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1924

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