September 19, 1871

The Oshkosh Normal School, part of the state's policy of establishing several schools, opened.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitSeptember 1871Month

Professor Henry M. Whitney of Beloit College supplied the pulpit from September 1871 to June 1872.

BeloitFall 1871Season

Benjamin Brown built the first plate glass store front at 328 and 330 State street in the fall of 1871.

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The regionSeptember 19, 1871

The Oshkosh Normal School, part of the state's policy of establishing several schools, opened.

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In the same year Platteville was conditionally selected as the site of a school, and as ther^ was already a productive fund of about $600,000, with an income of over $30,000, and a prospecf of a steady increase as the lands were sold, the board decided upon the policy of establishing several schools, located in different 'parts of the state. In pursuance of this policy, there have already been completed, and are now in very successful operation, the Platteville Normal School, opened October 9, 1866; the Whitewater Normal School, opened April 21, 1868 ; the Oshkosh Normal School, opened September 19, 1871, and the River Falls Normal School, opened September 2, 1875. Each assembly district in the state is entitled to eight representatives in the normal schools.

Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.PDF p. 141

1871 / September 19

The regionA

September 19, 1871

The Oshkosh Normal School, part of the state's policy of establishing several schools, opened.

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The evidence

The regionSeptember 19, 1871

The Oshkosh Normal School, part of the state's policy of establishing several schools, opened.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In the same year Platteville was conditionally selected as the site of a school, and as ther^ was already a productive fund of about $600,000, with an income of over $30,000, and a prospecf of a steady increase as the lands were sold, the board decided upon the policy of establishing several schools, located in different 'parts of the state. In pursuance of this policy, there have already been completed, and are now in very successful operation, the Platteville Normal School, opened October 9, 1866; the Whitewater Normal School, opened April 21, 1868 ; the Oshkosh Normal School, opened September 19, 1871, and the River Falls Normal School, opened September 2, 1875. Each assembly district in the state is entitled to eight representatives in the normal schools.