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McGuffey may refer to: *William Holmes McGuffey, American writer *The McGuffey Readers, written by William Holmes McGuffey *McGuffey, Ohio, a town in the United States *McGuffey School District McGuffey School District is a rural, public school system located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It serves 10 communities, including the boroughs of Claysville and Green Hills, and the townships of West Finley, East Finley, Morris, Don ...

William Holmes McGuffey
William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was a college professor and president who is best known for writing the ''McGuffey Readers'', the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks. More than 120 million copies of ''McGuffey Readers'' were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary. Early years William Holmes McGuffey, born September 23, 1800, was the son of Alexander and Anna (Holmes) McGuffey near Claysville in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, which is 45 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. His family, who had strong opinions about education and religion, immigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1774. In 1802, the McGuffey family moved farther out into the frontier at Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He attended country school, and after receiving special instruction at Youngstown, he attended Greersburg Academy in Darlington, Pennsylvania. Early career and coll ...
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McGuffey Readers
The Eclectic Readers (commonly, but informally known as the McGuffey Readers) were a series of graded reader, graded primer (textbook), primers for grade levels 1–6. They were widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and homeschooling. The editors of the Readers were brothers William Holmes McGuffey and Alexander Hamilton McGuffey. William created the first four readers and Alexander McGuffey created the fifth and sixth reader. About 120 million copies of McGuffey's Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the ''Bible'' and ''Webster's Dictionary''. Since 1961, they have continued to sell at a rate of some 30,000 copies a year. Only the ''Ray's Arithmetic'' series (1834–1913) matched it in popularity, written by a colleague of McGuffey's and begun in 1834. Publication William Holmes McGuffey established a reputation as a lecturer on m ...
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McGuffey, Ohio
McGuffey is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 466 at the 2020 census. History McGuffey was laid out in 1890, and named for John McGuffey. John McGuffey had donated land for a railroad depot in exchange for the naming rights. A post office called McGuffey has been in operation since 1883. The village was incorporated in 1896. Geography McGuffey is located at (40.693352, -83.785881). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 501 people, 192 households, and 131 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 229 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 192 households, of which 40.6% had childr ...
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