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Welcome to the Thomas Alva Edison Elementary School Web Site
This web site is dedicated to all the young students, teachers and
administrators at the Thomas Alva Edison Elementary School who came together
for more than fifty years to learn, to teach, to govern this young academic
community.We invite you to share your stories, your
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The Edison Elementary School in Hammond, Indiana, originally stood at 625
Spruce Street and was built in
1920. In 1936, plans to build the new Thomas Alva Edison School were
undertaken by the Hammond School Board.Thousands of young
children passed through here on their way to high school. At one point,
Edison provided education for grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. It was
one of the largest school of its kind in Northwest Indiana
.This web presentation is
dedicated to the school structure built in 1937-38 at 7025 Madison Avenue.
It was demolished in 1991 and replaced in 1992.
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SOME OF THESE LINKS ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE CHECK BACK AT
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