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A Brief History of East Lansing

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Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.

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The Reorganization of 1861

In 1861, Governor Austin Blair signed the legislation that returned the “State Agricultural College” to a four-year curriculum, established the Board of Agriculture to oversee it, and helped to pull the school—today, Michigan State University—back from the brink of failure. Read More. →

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  • Weather Bureau (1910—1948)


  • H. K. Vedder House, 447 Charles St. (1922)


  • Union Memorial Building (1924, 1936, 1949)


  • Levi and Ella Taft House, 446 Grove St. (1921)


  • Strathmore (1925)


  • M.A.C. Stadium – Spartan Stadium (1923)


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  • Jacob Schepers House, 335 Hillcrest Ave. (1905)


  • Sand Hill Plantation (1898 or 1914)

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A Brief History of East Lansing

A history of Michigan State University and the college town it engendered.

A Brief History of East Lansing by Kevin S. Forsyth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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