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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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  • Gov. George Romney House, 1045 Rosewood Ave. (1945)


  • Rollo May House, 202 Collingwood (1922)


  • The Power Plants (1884, 1904, 1921, 1948, 1966)


  • Buildings on the National and State Historic Registers


  • The Railroads


  • Complete list of Significant Structures


  • Faculty Row house numbers

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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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