First State Normal School

First State Normal School (HMMHL)

Location: Platteville, WI 53818 Grant County
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N 42° 44.093', W 90° 28.872'

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Wisconsin's first college devoted wholly to training teachers, the Platteville Normal School, opened here on October 9, 1866, in Rountree Hall, which since 1853 has housed its predecessor, the Platteville Academy. The Academy (1842-1866) had functioned largely as a private high school, preparing students for college and teaching. When in 1865 the legislature authorized the state to establish "normal" schools for the training of teachers, many cities offered proposals. Platteville Academy's trustees provided Rountree Hall, the community raised money, and Platteville Normal School opened with a 5-member faculty and 60 students. Two years later, General Ulysses S. Grant participated in the dedication of a new wing. Rountree Hall became the home of the Wisconsin Mining Trade School in 1907, and the Normal School moved to an adjacent site. In 1925 normal schools were converted to state teachers colleges and empowered to grant bachelor's degrees. In 1959, the Wisconsin State College-Platteville and the Wisconsin Institute of Technology merged and in 1971 became the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
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Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number276
Year Placed1985
Placed ByWisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 12:58am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 706189 N 4734451
Decimal Degrees42.73488333, -90.48120000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 44.093', W 90° 28.872'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 44' 5.58" N, 90° 28' 52.32" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 24-98 N Elm St, Platteville WI 53818, US
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