Leavenworth Normal School located in Leavenworth, Kansas

Leavenworth, Kansas

Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is on the west bank of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...

 was a state-funded normal school operated by the Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

 state government from 1870 until 1876.

Leavenworth Normal began on May 3, 1870 and John Wherrell was named president of the college. by 1874, about 100 students were enrolled. The school also maintained student housing.

Depending upon state aid, the school closed a little after Concordia Normal School

Concordia Normal School

Concordia Normal School located in Concordia, Kansas was a state-funded normal school operated by the Kansas state government from 1874 until 1876....

 which met the same fate. Following the "Miscellaneous appropriations bill of 1876" state normal schools were then consolidated to what is now Emporia State University

Emporia State University

Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...