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Congress Establishes the Mount Pleasant Indian Boarding School
Congress passes legialaition to establish the boarding school with $25,000 for buildings and land. Clark Historical Library -
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School
The first classes were held at the school, with an average enrollment of 300 students. Children were recruited from area tribes and brought to the school to receive an education. Clark Historical Library -
Ownership Change
Congress passes a grant that changes the ownership of all buldings and land owned by the Mount Pleasant Indian School from the federal to the state governement. In exchange for the buildings, Indian children were allowed to attend public schools. Clark Historical Library -
Transformed into a hospital
The orgianl Indian boarding closed in 1933 and was later converted in to a hospital and residentail care provider for people with a variety of disabilities. Clark Historical Library -
Attempted Renovations
Renovations were made to the crumbling Mount Pleasant Center, still operating as a Michigan hospital. -
Mount Pleasant Center Closes Its Doors
The Mount Pleasant Center Closes its doors for good. Auctions are later held, selling off equipment and scrap. -
Property Sold to the City
A law was signed into effect, allowing the State of Michigan to sell the property to the City of Mount Pleasant for $1. Two portions were eventually sold to Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe along with the majority of the property to the city in 2011.
