Cumberland Academy - Kirksville, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 40° 11.946 W 092° 34.776
15T E 535780 N 4449940
Marker indicating where Cumberland Academy was founded in Kirksville. The site was purchased by the city in 1932 and is now a park.
Waymark Code: WMHARW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 3

Text of marker:

This Native Stone
Commemorates
The Cumberland Academy
1860-1861
And The North Missouri
Normal School Founded Here
By Joseph Baldwin In 1867.
Building Burned 1874.

Adair County Historical Society
1935
Web link: Not listed

History of Mark: Not listed

Additional point: Not Listed

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