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A Brief History of East Lansing

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Essays on the people, buildings, and events in the conjoined histories of East Lansing and Michigan State University, with a particular interest in the Michigan Agricultural College era (1855–1925), and a timeline of significant events.

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Farm Lane

The Farm Lane bridge—the fifth on its site—roughly marks the centerpoint of the Michigan State University campus. The lane itself is one of the oldest roads on campus, named for its original role as the access road to the Agricultural College farm, and even today it runs into the heart of MSU farmland. Read More. →

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  • Mary E. Champe (1860–1953)


  • East Lansing’s First Post Office


  • Brooks’ Addition to College Delta (1899)


  • Builders Hardware, 121 N. Harrison Road (c. 1880)


  • Sanford Farness House, 730 Grove St. (1964)


  • Professor Samuel Johnson and the “Johnson Affair”


  • Susanna Anderson (M.A.C. ’91)


  • Arthur A. Crozier — M.A.C.’s forgotten forester


  • E. J. Rugg House, 319 Grove St. (1904)

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A Brief History of East Lansing

A history of Michigan State University and the college town it engendered.

A Brief History of East Lansing by Kevin S. Forsyth is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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