Shenandoah Valley Military Academy
Shenandoah Valley Military Academy, also known as Shenandoah Valley Academy, was an independent boarding school for boys in Winchester, Virginia, USA.[1] It was founded in 1764 as the Winchester Academy,[2] and was chartered by the Burgesses of Virginia in 1785.[3] In 1861, the Winchester Academy closed with the advent of the Civil War. The institution reopened as the Shenandoah Valley Academy in 1865.[4]
The institution closed in 1939.[4][3]
See also
[edit]- Shenandoah Valley Academy Records, collection available at the Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA
References
[edit]- ^ Bulletin. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education. 1935. p. 68.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (2006-02-14). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. pp. 1168–1170. ISBN 978-1-135-94859-7.
- ^ a b Quarles, Garland R. The Schools of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester, Virginia: Farmers and Merchants National Bank, 1964.
- ^ a b "The Shenandoah Valley Academy Collection, Shenandoah Valley Academy Records | Handley Regional Library System". www.handleyregional.org. June 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
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