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A historical marker commemorates an event or person of historical interest at a specific location.

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Eastern Arizona College Historical Marker, Thatcher, AZ

First Home of the Present Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher, Arizona

First chartered in 1888, the school was founded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was opened as the St. Joseph Stake Academy on December 18, 1890, making it Arizona’s oldest community college. It initially had 17 students. The first classes were held in a church building in Central, Arizona. But most…

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