Michigan Normal School in Ypsilanti, was dedicated on this day in 1852. The school, the first of its kind west of the Allegheny Mountains, was designed to train teachers. Today it is known as Eastern Michigan University, and still has an outstanding College of Education.

Michigan Normal School in Ypsilanti, was dedicated on this day in 1852. The school, the first of its kind west of the Allegheny Mountains, was designed to train teachers. Today it is known as Eastern Michigan University, and still has an outstanding College of Education.