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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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Ernest Everett Bogue (1864–1907)

On September 1, 1902 — 124 years ago this week — Ernest Everett Bogue became Michigan Agricultural College’s first full-time Professor of Forestry. In a few short years, he built the program into a national force in forestry education. Today, his legacy lives on, as does a street bearing his name, though Bogue himself was felled far too young. Read More. →

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  • Professor Manly Miles


  • The Harrison Family


  • The Women’s Building — Morrill Hall (1900–2013)


  • Farm Lane


  • The Architects


  • Faculty Row


  • Robert Burcham and the Burcham family


  • College Hall (1856–1918)


  • Professor Rolla C. Carpenter

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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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