East Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Spartan

Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 19, 2017

1. The Spartan Marker

Plaque on the statue.

Inscription.
(Plaque on Statue Base) Leonard D. Jungwirth (American, 1903-1963) MSU faculty member, Department of Art, 1940-1963
Original terra cotta sculpture, 1945 Bronze cast from original, 2005
Dedicated on October 8, 2005
In 1926 George S. Alderton, sports editor for the Lansing State Journal, and Dale Stafford, sportswriter for the Lansing Capitol News, disavowed "The Michigan Staters" as the institution's team name. They selected the "Spartans," a name submitted by Perry J. Fremont a former Michigan State athlete.

(Plaque on Plaza Wall) "The Spartan" has been cast in bronze, and a new plaza surrounding the statue has been created, through gifts of $25,000 or more from the following persons and groups:

Associated Students of MSU
Lauri M. Dama
MSU Alumni Club of Metro Chicago
MSU Alumni Club of Minnesota
MSU Alumni Club of West Michigan
MSU Development
The Peter F. Secchia Family
In Honor of Brayden and Davis Smith
Howard P. Stoddard, Jr.
Student Alumni Foundation

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 2005.

Location.

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42° 43.865′ N, 84° 29.252′ W. Marker is in East Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. Marker is at the intersection of Chestnut Road and Kalamazoo Street, on the left when traveling west on Chestnut Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Lansing MI 48824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. W.J. Beal Botanical Garden (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); College Field (about 700 feet away); Botanical Laboratory (about 800 feet away); Secchia Stadium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Walter Adams Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alice Cowles House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alice B. Cowles House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sleepy Hollow (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Lansing.

Also see . . . Sparty. (Submitted on August 22, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 19, 2017

2. The Spartan Marker

Plaque on the plaza wall.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 19, 2017

3. The Spartan Marker

The Spartan Statue and Plaza Wall Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 19, 2017

4. The Spartan Statue and Plaza Wall Plaque

The plaque on the plaza wall can be seen on the wall at the far right.

The Spartan Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joel Seewald, July 19, 2017

5. The Spartan Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 4. submitted on August 23, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 5. submitted on August 22, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.