Tag: early campus

Transportation in and around campus during its early years: a brief look

Transportation in and around campus during its early years: a brief look

The discovery of several horseshoes in Munn Field a couple of weeks ago (near the location of the old horse arena), coupled with the CAP team’s ongoing archival research on the origins of the Grand River corridor, got me thinking about the importance of transportation 

Intern Update: Evolution of the MSU Landscape

Intern Update: Evolution of the MSU Landscape

This is a Campus Archaeology Intern Update by Eve In 1855, the Michigan Legislature decided to purchase 676 acres of marshy, woodsy, swampy land. These 676 acres would later evolve into what we know today as the beautiful campus of Michigan State University. When the