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1897 Founding

When
1897-03-13
Where
University Heights
Part of
San Diego State University founded

San Diego Normal School was established on March 13, 1897, to train local women as elementary school teachers.

The school was founded in University Heights, which was part of San Diego, California. It was initially meant to educate local women as elementary school teachers. This institution later became San Diego State University, the oldest higher education institution in San Diego.

Sources

  1. San Diego State University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10

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