First Free Public School in Wisconsin - Kenosha, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus
N 42° 34.958 W 087° 49.442
16T E 432381 N 4714797
This boulder marks the spot of the first free school outside of New England in the United States. The school was opened on this spot on June 18, 1845. It is located at the corner of 11th Ave. and 58th St. in Kenosha, WI.
Waymark Code: WM5H4N
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Rayman
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9. A glacial boulder, NE. corner 58th St. and 11th Ave., marks the Site of the First Public School in Wisconsin.
---Wisconsin, A Guide to the Badger State, 1941

Today This boulder still sits here with the plaque attached, looking just as it did in 1940, perhaps a bit more weathered.

Book: Wisconsin

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 204

Year Originally Published: 1941

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