The Spartan

The Spartan (HM20ZI)

Location: East Lansing, MI 48824 Ingham County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 43.865', W 84° 29.252'

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Inscription
Plaque on Statue Base


Leonard D. Jungwirth (American, 1903-1963)

MSU faculty member, Department of Art, 1940-1963


Original terra cotta sculpture, 1945

Bronze cast from original, 2005


Dedicated on October 8, 2005


In 1926 George S. Alderton, sports editor for the Lansing State Journal, and Dale Stafford, sportswriter for the Lansing Capitol News, disavowed "The Michigan Staters" as the institution's team name. They selected the "Spartans," a name submitted by Perry J. Fremont a former Michigan State athlete.

Plaque on Plaza Wall

"The Spartan" has been cast in bronze, and a new plaza surrounding the statue has been created, through gifts of $25,000 or more from the following persons and groups:

Associated Students of MSU
Lauri M. Dama
MSU Alumni Club of Metro Chicago
MSU Alumni Club of Minnesota
MSU Alumni Club of West Michigan
MSU Development
The Peter F. Secchia Family
In Honor of Brayden and Davis Smith
Howard P. Stoddard, Jr.
Student Alumni Foundation
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HM NumberHM20ZI
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Date Added Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 705683 N 4734013
Decimal Degrees42.73108333, -84.48753333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 43.865', W 84° 29.252'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 43' 51.9" N, 84° 29' 15.12" W
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Area Code(s)517
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 223 Kalamazoo St, East Lansing MI 48824, US
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