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Albion State Normal School

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opened at the site; it closed twelve years later in 1969. The campus was deeded to the city of Albion the following year, which continued to maintain the grounds while alternative uses for the property were explored.
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and retreat center, called "Campus Grove at Albion" as of 2008. As of 2022, the facility is known as "Albion Campus Retreat", and also is home to seasonal tours branded as "Haunted Mansions of Albion".
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The school remained troubled by low enrollment and a lack of funding, and was finally closed by the state 73 years ago in 1951, as was its counterpart in
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The school remained a small institution throughout its history, focusing on the training of teachers and drawing its student body primarily from south-central
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on June 2; the Mortensen family were successful with a bid of $ 810,000. The new owners began rehabilitating a portion of the campus to serve as a
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The college's athletic teams were known as the "Teachers" until 1935, when they became the "Panthers".
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During its existence, Albion Normal awarded some 6,460 degrees. Perhaps its most notable alumnus was
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University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
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The Albion State Normal School campus was featured on a season 15 episode of
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After SICE closed in 1951, the campus remained vacant until 1957, when
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were cardinal and black, and the annual student yearbook was called
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Finally in 2007, the empty and deteriorating property was sold at
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National Register of Historic Places in Cassia County, Idaho
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College of Southern Idaho
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

contributing property
Albion is located in the United States
United States
Albion is located in Idaho
Idaho
Albion, Idaho
42°24′48″N 113°35′2″W / 42.41333°N 113.58389°W / 42.41333; -113.58389
Colonial Revival
Victorian
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Albion, Idaho
42°24′48″N 113°35′03″W / 42.4133°N 113.5841°W / 42.4133; -113.5841
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western
United States
Albion, Idaho
Idaho Legislature
normal schools
Lewiston
Lewis–Clark State College
Idaho
Burley
baccalaureate
northern

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