Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lawrence University
Photographed By Keith L, August 6, 2008
1. Lawrence University Marker
Lawrence University, chartered January 15, 1847, has admitted women to its student body from the day classes started November 12, 1849, in the original Academy or Institute. The first collegiate class of seven students -- four men and three women -- was graduated in July 1857, thereby making Lawrence University the first coeducational institution of higher learning in the State of Wisconsin.
Erected 1971 by Outagamie County Historical Society. (Marker Number 87.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 15, 1865.
Location. 44° 15.702′ N, 88° 23.914′ W. Marker is in Appleton, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. Marker is on East College Avenue near North Union Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Appleton WI 54912, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Merging of Milwaukee-Downer and Lawrence Colleges (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vulcan Street Plant Replica (approx. ¼ mile away); First Edison Hydroelectric System in America (approx. ¼ mile away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Commercially Successful Electric Street Railway
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More about this marker. This is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 87.
Also see . . . A Brief History of Lawrence University. The Reverend William Harkness Sampson had been commissioned, along with the Reverend Henry R. Colman, by the Boston merchant Amos A. Lawrence to establish a frontier school to afford "gratuitous advantage to Germans and Indians of both sexes." (Submitted on August 14, 2008.)
Photographed By Keith L, August 6, 2008
2. Lawrence University Marker
Photographed By Keith L, August 6, 2008
3. Lawrence University
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,096 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
