Randolph State Normal School -- 1867-1911

Randolph State Normal School -- 1867-1911 is a Vermont historical marker in Randolph, Orange County.

East Bethel Road, at Vermont Technical College, Randolph

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Near this site stood the first Public School in Vermont for special training of teachers. It burned in 1893; rebuilt at a cost of $12,000 in 1894. Many of the 1623 graduates had long and distinguished careers in the educational professions. Four Principals served: Edward W. Conant, Father of Vermont Normal Schools, Abel E. Leavenworth, Andrew W. Edson, and Charles H. Morrill. Presented by the R.S.N.S. Alumni Assoc. Erected by the Board of Historic Sites. Dedicated in August. A.D. 1965.

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Historical maps covering this location

1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1841 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Railroad and post office map of Vermont (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1876 · Plan of Orange County, Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1919 · Royalton, Vermont (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Plan of Orange County, Vermont, 1876, covering the location of Randolph State Normal School -- 1867-1911, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plan of Orange County, Vermont, 1876, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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