Wisconsin's First School for the Deaf

Wisconsin's First School for the Deaf (HMMCF)

Location: Delavan, WI 53115 Walworth County
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N 42° 37.984', W 88° 39.37'

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In 1839 Ebenezer Cheseboro emigrated to Wisconsin from New York and settled in the town of Darien, two miles west of Delavan on the Janesville road. Due to the lack of a school for his deaf daughter, Ariadna, a teacher of the deaf was hired to come to the home. Two years later the school, then numbering eight pupils, had to be discontinued for lack of funds.
A petition for the establishment and maintenance of a school for deaf children was then sent to the State Legislature. On April 19, 1852, a bill was passed incorporating a school for the deaf to be located in Walworth County. Soon after, Franklin K. Phoenix, the son of one of the founders of Delavan, donated twelve acres of land to be used as the school site. The grounds are called "Phoenix Green" in his honor.
The school now comprises thirty-five acres of land and is supported by the State of Wisconsin. On October 20, 1962, dedication ceremonies were held for the Wisconsin Rehabilitation Center for the Deaf, also located on this site.
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HM NumberHMMCF
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number166
Year Placed1969
Placed ByJunior National Association of the Deaf
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 8:53pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 364206 N 4721398
Decimal Degrees42.63306667, -88.65616667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 37.984', W 88° 39.37'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 37' 59.04" N, 88° 39' 22.20" W
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Area Code(s)262, 608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 309 W Walworth Ave, Delavan WI 53115, US
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