Benjamin Jepson
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Benjamin Jepson was one of the first primary school music teachers in the United States, and introduced music to the public schools of New Haven, Connecticut
, in 1865. The Benjamin Jepson Interdistrict Magnet School and the Jepson School are named after him.
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, in 1865. The Benjamin Jepson Interdistrict Magnet School and the Jepson School are named after him.