George R. Martin Elementary School

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George R. Martin Elementary School
Location
George R. Martin Elementary School
445 Cole St.
Seekonk, MA 02771
Information
TypePublic
Opened1968
School district Seekonk Public Schools
PrincipalJennifer McKay
GradesK-5
MascotEagles
Nickname Martin School
Website School website

George R. Martin Elementary School (formerly Lena and George R. Martin Elementary School [1] ) is an elementary school in Seekonk, Massachusetts. It serves the K-5 student population of the town located south of Route 44.

The building is named for donor George Rutherford Martin (1877-1961). Martin was a Shipping Foreman at the Universal Winding Company in East Providence. He left $135,000 in his will to the town of Seekonk for the building of a school, which was built on land purchased from the Kent family. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Who was George R. Martin?". George R. Martin Elementary. Retrieved June 6, 2014. He made his will and he and Lena donated $135,000 to the town of Seekonk to be used for building construction. The town of Seekonk had purchased the 26.2 acre farm containing a house, a barn and two silos from Alfred G. and Florence W. Kent.

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