Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a Michigan historical marker in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, dedicated 1968.

103 Rowe Hall, Mount Pleasant

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Founded in 1892 as a private institution, Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute held its first classes on this site. The institution became a state normal school in 1895. After several changes in name, the school became Central Michigan University in 1959.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1873 · Michigan. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Colton's Michigan (1874) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1888 · Political map of Michigan 1888 (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1897 · Southern Michigan. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1916 · Mount Pleasant, Michigan (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Southern Michigan, 1897, covering the location of Central Michigan University, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Southern Michigan, 1897, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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