FIRST - School West of Mississippi in United States - Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
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BruceS
N 37° 58.880 W 090° 03.042
15S E 759034 N 4207848
Historical plaque commemorating the first school west of the Mississippi in the the United States.
Waymark Code: WM3XQ7
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2008
Views: 19
Old Louisiana Academy
Founded 1808, was first school in the United States west of the
Mississippi. Famed historian Mann Butler served as Headmaster 1812 to
1814. In 1819 became first school in western hemisphere taught by
Christian Brothers, sent under King Louis XVIII. General Firmin Rozier
became Headmaster in 1848, and built brick addition in 1854. School
remained in operation until the Civil War. ~ text of marker on site
This location is the site of four firsts, three mentioned on plaque and one
not.
The three mentioned on the plaque:
1808 - First School in the United States West of the Mississippi River
1812 - First Teaching Assignment of Famed Historian Mann Butler
1818 - First Teaching Assignment of the Christian Brothers in North America,
Sent by King Louis XVIII
And the one not mentioned:
1811 - Site of First Hanging in the United States West of the Mississippi River
on Grounds
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