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Establishment of the Manual Training School
- When
- 1883
- Where
- Baltimore, Maryland
Joshua Plaskitt petitioned Baltimore authorities to create a school for engineering instruction, leading to the 1883 founding of the Baltimore Manual Training School.
In 1883, Joshua Plaskitt successfully petitioned the Baltimore municipal and school authorities to establish a school for instruction in engineering. The resulting institution, the Baltimore Manual Training School, was established as an all-male manual trade and vocational high school. Its first class consisted of approximately sixty students, all male.
Sources
- Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
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