Effingham Academy, also known as Effingham Union Academy, was founded on June 18, 1819 in Effingham, New Hampshire [1] and opened in a new school building in 1820. Rev. Thomas Jameson A.M. was preceptor. [2] A normal school for the training of teachers was established on the school building's second floor in 1830. James W. Bradbury, a Bowdoin graduate, headed it. [3] After 1845 the building became a district schoolhouse. [4] The school was in what is now the Lord's Hill Historic District. Alumni include Amos Tuck. The building is now an Effingham Historical Society property. The Academy is featured on a New Hampshire historical marker, number 83, in Effingham. [5]
effingham union academy.
Effingham Academy, also known as Effingham Union Academy, was founded on June 18, 1819 in Effingham, New Hampshire [1] and opened in a new school building in 1820. Rev. Thomas Jameson A.M. was preceptor. [2] A normal school for the training of teachers was established on the school building's second floor in 1830. James W. Bradbury, a Bowdoin graduate, headed it. [3] After 1845 the building became a district schoolhouse. [4] The school was in what is now the Lord's Hill Historic District. Alumni include Amos Tuck. The building is now an Effingham Historical Society property. The Academy is featured on a New Hampshire historical marker, number 83, in Effingham. [5]
effingham union academy.