The Minnesota State Academies are two separate schools, the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind and the

Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (MSAD) is a public residential school serving deaf children in Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Minnesota State Academies in Faribault and operated by the state for particular student popula ...

, both established by the legislature in 1858. The Academy for the Deaf opened doors in 1863 and the Academy for the Blind opened doors in 1866. They are public residential option schools for

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

children with hearing loss and vision loss, serving students from birth to age 21. They are operated by the state. The schools are located about a mile apart in Faribault, on bluffs above the Cannon River. Two special state highways connect the campuses to

Minnesota State Highway 60 Trunk Highway 60 (MN 60) is a highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 60 at the Iowa state line (at Bigelow) and continues east-northeast to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Wabasha), where the route ...

and downtown Faribault:

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goes north to the Academy for the Deaf;

298 Year 298 (Roman numerals, CCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustus and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 10 ...

goes south to the Academy for the Blind. Blind Department Building and Dow Hall at the State Academy for the Blind are listed on the

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, as are the Administration Building/Girls' Dormitory and Noyes Hall at the State Academy for the Deaf.

External links

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