(LOCATED IN FOLSOM CITY LIONS PARK NEAR THE LIBRARY AND ZOO)
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FOLSOM INSTITUTE
“EDUCATION DOTH NOT A SCOLAR MAKE”
NEAR HERE WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY COLLEGE EVER IN FOLSOM. IT LASTED TWO YEARS (1858-60),THEN CLOSED FOR LACK OF STUDENTS. FOLKS PROBABLY FIGURED THEY WERE SMART ENOUGH (?). IT WAS A NOBLE TRY – TOO BAD!
DEDICATED IN HONOR OF THE CLASS OF ‘60
NEW HELVETIA CHAPTER #5 E CLAMPUS VITUS
AUGUST 1, 1970
(LOCATED IN FOLSOM CITY PARK NEAR THE LIBRARY AND ZOO)