Isaac E. Crary and John D. Pierce / State School System

Isaac E. Crary and John D. Pierce / State School System (HMIWB)

Location: Marshall, MI 49068 Calhoun County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 16.256', W 84° 57.508'

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When attorney Isaac E. Crary came to Marshall in 1832 from Connecticut, he became fast friends with another transplanted easterner, the Reverend John D. Pierce. Interested in government and education, these two men in 1834-35 planned Michigan's public school system. The proposed system became law in 1835 when Crary headed the education committee of the state's inaugural constitutional convention. The following year Pierce was appointed state superintendent of education — the first such position in America. Crary, who later was a state legislator and the first United States Representative from Michigan, and Pierce continued to battle for educational plans including free schools. Dying in 1854 and 1882 respectively, Crary and Pierce were buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall.

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In 1834-35 Isaac E. Crary (1804-1854) and John D. Pierce (1793-1882) planned Michigan's public school system which influenced educational policy throughout America. Their most important contribution was the establishment of a separate department of education run by a superintendent — an innovative effort to introduce uniform schooling in Michigan. Crary and Pierce specified that certain land revenues go to the state, not the townships, for education. They also designated Michigan's general college fund for the financially ailing University of Michigan. Later, in 1862, Congress adopted this state's method of using land revenues for schools, a plan which benefited Michigan Agricultural College in East Lansing. Using ideas from Prussian educators and New England schools, Michigan's school system aided the growth of this frontier area.
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HM NumberHMIWB
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker Number503
Year Placed1978
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 12:53am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 668359 N 4681876
Decimal Degrees42.27093333, -84.95846667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 16.256', W 84° 57.508'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 16' 15.36" N, 84° 57' 30.48" W
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Area Code(s)517, 269
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-148 E Green St, Marshall MI 49068, US
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