First Public School - Hampton
N 42° 56.254 W 070° 50.114
19T E 350259 N 4755515
The first public school, funded by taxes.
Waymark Code: WMRT9
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2006
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Text of Marker:
First Public School
In New Hampshire, supported by
taxation, was opened in Hampton
on May 31, 1649. It was presided over
by John Legat for the education of
both sexes. The sole qualification
for admission of the pupils was
that they be "capable of learning."
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