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Photographer: Joel Seewald
Taken: April 8, 2017
Caption: Lower Left Image
Additional Description: Raisin Institute Wilmoth Highway, Raisin Township In 1839 Laura and Charles Haviland, along with Laura's brother Harvey Smith, established the Raisin Institute, the first integrated coeducational school in Michigan. Harvey Smith made the school financially possible by selling his 160 acre farm. The Institute developed a good reputation for its liberal arts education. However, the school was forced to shut down in 1850. The original buildings were worn out. In 1856 after the construction of new buildings, the school was reopened. In 1864 it was closed permanently because disruption by the Civil War made operation difficult.
Submitted: May 4, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p381683
File Size: 4.875 Megabytes

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