Mishawaka in St. Joseph County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mishawaka High School

Photographed By Duane Hall, April 2, 2013

1. Mishawaka High School Marker

Inscription. Mishawaka's first public high school was opened in 1874 with an enrollment of sixty students. Accredited in 1876, the school graduated its first class in June, 1878. The original building was a three-story red brick structure at First and Hill streets. In 1911 a new building was erected one block further south on Hill and facing what is now Lincoln Way West. This present Mishawaka High School was dedicated in the fall of 1924.

Erected 1976. (Marker Number 71.1976.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1878.

Location. 41° 39.754′ N, 86° 9.654′ W. Marker is in Mishawaka, Indiana, in St. Joseph County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Lincoln Way East and Gernhart Ave. Marker is located next to the main entrance into the high school. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1202 Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka IN 46544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mishawaka Fish Ladder (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Dam Across The St. Joseph River / Power Race (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dodge Manufacturing Company (approx. 0.9 miles

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away); The Mishawaka Academic and Normal Institute (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ball-Band Factory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Perkins Windmill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mishawaka Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Battell Park (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mishawaka.

Main Entrance into Mishawaka High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, April 2, 2013

2. Main Entrance into Mishawaka High School

Marker to the left of the entrance

Mishawaka High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, April 2, 2013

3. Mishawaka High School

View to north from Lincoln Way East

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 572 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.