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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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  • The mystery of Sesame Society


  • College Heights (1904)


  • Polly Akers, Chappie Chapman, and the Alfalfa Eta Society


  • Riverview (1891)


  • Thomas Gunson comes to M.A.C.


  • Harrison House — the “White Elephant” (1895–1916)


  • Dr. Oscar Bruegel — East Lansing’s “Only” Doctor


  • Professor Anna Bayha


  • Art Davis and the lost airfields of East Lansing

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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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