Deaf School Park

Deaf School Park is an Ohio historical marker in E. Town Steet, Franklin County.

Franklin County · 480 E. Town St., Columbus, OH, 43215 -- At site of park, E. Town Steet

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Side A: This ten acre site was purchased in 1829 for the Ohio School for the Education of the Deaf. The first school building opened here in 1834; the school was enlarged in 1845. In 1868 the original school was replaced. Another school building was added in 1899 and a hospital in 1908. The Deaf School was relocated on Morse Road in 1953. Side B: Same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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