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History lessons on Lawrence public schools growth and sites
The Lawrence school system expanded from 1854 onward with early classrooms in Emigrant Aid Building and the Old Unitarian Church. It built Central, Old High, Manual, and Liberty Memorial High Schools as enrollment rose, reshaped junior high facilities, and consolidated spaces across multiple campuses amid growing population and bond-driven renovations.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Charles Robinson
Emigrant Aid
Seventh
Massachusetts Streets
Lawrence National Bank
Quincey High School
Josiah Quincy
Old Unitarian Church
Ohio Street
Central
Ninth and
Kentucky
Liberty Memorial High School
Mass
New Central
Old High
Manual
Central Junior High School
Ralph Graber
Ninth
The
Journal-World
Lincoln
Elm
Woodlawn
Lincoln School
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
East 19Th Street