In Memoriam ThomasitesIn Memoriam Thomasites is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Registered Property, City of Manila located at Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region.
The Thomasites were a group of 600 American teachers who travelled from the United States to the newly annexed territory of the Philippines on the transport ship USS Thomas. Part of their mission was to build classrooms in every place where they were assigned. American soldiers had stopped teaching only after the Thomasites landed to the Philippines in June 1901.
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In Memoriam – Thomasites
Dedicated to the memory of the American school teachers whose mortal remains lie beneath this hallowed ground known as the American Little Teachers Plot and those others who rest in unknown and unmarked graves in various parts of the country, as a token of the Filipino peoples esteem of their dedications and self-sacrifices.
The first group of American teachers numbering about 48 arrived in the Philippines on board the SS Sheridan in July 1901. The succeeding 540 educators arrived on August 21, 1901 on SS Thomas leaving behind their homes and family and worked tirelessly for the education of the Filipino people and the improvement of the educational system in the country.
Date Unveiled: August 21, 1995