Historical Marker honoring Clara Barton School, Bordentown, New Jersey  
Source: Clara Barton's School, Bordentown, New Jersey 1921
Courtesy: Penny Colman collection.

 This historical marker reads:

CLARA BARTON SCHOOL-HOUSE.  IN THIS BUILDING, FROM 1852 UNTIL 1854.  CLARA BARTON, FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TAUGHT SCHOOL HERE.  SHE ESTABLISHED ONE OF THE FIRST FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NEW JERSEY IN 1854. THE BUILDING WAS RESTORED BY THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE STATE AND DEDICATED ON JUNE 11, 1921.

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