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  1. detroithistorical.org › learn › encyclopedia-ofDetroit Schools, 19th century - Detroit Historical Society

    By 1837 the Society supported three schools and an attendance of two hundred, at the time, the only free schools in the city. In 1841, Dr. Zina Pitcher, mayor of Detroit, pointed out that the city’s youth spent idle hours in wretched conditions.

  2. historyofum.umich.edu › why-1817-mattersWhy 1817 Matters - The History of the University of Michigan

    When did the official date get changed from 1837 to 1817, and why? The Michigan Supreme Court made that decision in 1930, when it ruled that the University had been a continuous legal entity from the original founding in Detroit through its modern incarnation.

  3. 19thcentury.us › public-education-reform-19th-centuryRevolutionize EDUCATION: IMPACT of 19th Century Reforms

    Governments started to intervene in education, establishing public school systems and implementing compulsory education laws. The need for education reform in the 19th century stemmed from the changing economic landscape, demands for social equality, evolving educational philosophies, and political considerations.

  4. heritage.umich.edu › stories › the-campus-that-never-wasThe Campus that Never Was | University of Michigan Heritage ...

    An educational entity legally constituted as the University of Michigan existed for a few years in Detroit soon after the War of 1812. But it was just a small high school. The real thing started just after the Michigan Territory became a state in 1837.

  5. www.cmich.edu › detroit-pre-statehood › bibliographyA Brief History of Detroit | Clarke Historical Library

    This essay reviews the history of that settlement from its founding until Michigan was admitted into the Union as a state in 1837. Although organized chronologically, this essay places the city's time line in the context of national and international events that shaped its destiny.

  6. detroithistorical.org › learn › timeline-detroitBoomtown Detroit (1820-1860) - Detroit Historical Society

    Over 45,000 slaves pass through Detroit on the way to freedom in Canada over a thirty year period. 1840: The United States census reports that 9,192 live in Detroit and 212,267 live in Michigan. 1842: February 18. Detroit organizes its first public school system. 1843: July 4. Ongoing border problems with the British in Canada lead to the ...

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  8. www.jstor.org › stable › 44176108SCHOOL SYSTEM DURING THE PERIOD, - JSTOR

    The seeds of the Detroit Public School System are to be found in ter-ritorial legislative enactments of 1827 and 1833, although the beginning of "public and free" schools dates from February 17, 1842. On April 12, 1827, the Legislative Council of Michigan territory passed two acts, one establishing the town-ship of Detroit and the other an