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Site of Cowen Grove Seminary

 
 
Site of Cowen Grove Seminary Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Christopher Light, June 17, 2007
1. Site of Cowen Grove Seminary Marker
Inscription. 1851-1876 One of the first secondary schools in the area. Built at the call of the Presbyterian Church by Robert Cowen and his wife Jane Cowen Headmistress. A fire of unknown origin burned the Seminary to the ground in December 1879.
 
Erected 1976 by Kosciusko County Historical Society. (Marker Number 43.1976.1.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducation. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1879.
 
Location. 41° 14.118′ N, 85° 51.167′ W. Marker is in Warsaw, Indiana, in Kosciusko County. Marker is at the intersection of South Detroit Street and East Winona Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Detroit Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Warsaw IN 46580, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Methodism in Warsaw (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kosciusko County Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Kosciusko County Court House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Beck Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Lifting Up (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warsaw.
 
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Site of the Seminary image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Christopher Light, June 17, 2007
2. Site of the Seminary
Site of the Seminary image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Christopher Light, June 17, 2007
3. Site of the Seminary
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,798 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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