Franklin Village School Historical

Franklin Village School Historical (HM1V2Y)

Location: Franklin, MI 48025 Oakland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 31.414', W 83° 18.341'

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Michigan's Territorial Council passed a law in 1827 requiring every township with fifty or more inhabitants to establish a school. Thus, the following year, the first school in Southfield Township was erected in Franklin Village. Sophie Gotie taught twenty-nine students in a log schoolhouse located near the still extant house of early settler Daniel Broughton. Franklin Village built a new school in 1845 at the foot of School Hill on property deeded by Winthrop Worthing. On this site in 1869 a third school was constructed on land given by wealthy postmaster A. A. Rust. After that building burned in 1922, the village erected the present school on this same location. The Franklin School District No. 3, Southfield Township, joined the Birmingham Public Schools in 1945.
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HM NumberHM1V2Y
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Year Placed1978
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 15th, 2016 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 310617 N 4710486
Decimal Degrees42.52356667, -83.30568333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 31.414', W 83° 18.341'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 31' 24.84" N, 83° 18' 20.46" W
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Area Code(s)248
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 32220 Franklin Rd, Franklin MI 48025, US
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