First School for Lip-Reading

First School for Lip-Reading (HMSF0)

Location: Chelmsford, MA 01824 Middlesex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 35.897', W 71° 21.181'

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Harriet B. Rogers, assisted by Mary S. Byam, opened here in 1866 the Chelmsford School, the first in America to successfully teach lip-reading and speech to deaf children. In 1867 it was moved to Northampton as the Clarke School for the Deaf.
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HM NumberHMSF0
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Year Placed1952
Placed ByThe Clarke School Alumni Association
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 7:51pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 306960 N 4718890
Decimal Degrees42.59828333, -71.35301667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 35.897', W 71° 21.181'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 35' 53.82" N, 71° 21' 10.86" W
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Area Code(s)978
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-98 Academy St, Chelmsford MA 01824, US
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