1st Normal School -- Pioneer in Teacher Training
The first recognized school in America for the purpose of training teachers was conducted near here by the Rev. Samuel Read Hall, 1823-25. Practice teaching was employed with Lectures on Schoolkeeping which became in 1829, the first professional book for teachers 2.4 miles south at Concord Corner.
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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
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