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Jamestown Academy (New York)

Coordinates: 42°5′51″N 79°14′20.2″W / 42.09750°N 79.238944°W / 42.09750; -79.238944
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Jamestown Academy
Jamestown Academy in 1900
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United States
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TypePrivate
Established1837
Closed1910

The Jamestown Academy in Jamestown, New York, United States, was a school built in 1810. It was also called the "Old Academy". One of the founders was Abner Hazeltine.[1] It was located on the southeast corner of Fourth and Spring Streets. "The Academy was moved several times." It was torn down in 1910.[2]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Cutter, William Richard (1912). Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of the Achievements of her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "City of Jamestown, New York - The Jamestown Academy". Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Universal Cyclopædia & Atlas, 1902, New York, D. Appleton & Co.
  4. ^ "HALL, Chapin - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "California Military History: Californians and the Military", MilitaryMuseum.org, California State Military Museum, California Military Department, retrieved April 19, 2014
  6. ^ Colorado Governor Davis Hanson Waite
  7. ^ Ancestors of Gov. Davis Hanson Waite
  8. ^ "John Barber White". Kansas City Times. January 6, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ McQuiston, John T. (October 21, 1975). "Hugo Zacchini, 77, Dies; First Human Cannonball". New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2008. Hugo Zacchini, a circus performer who originated the human cannonball act in which he was catapulted from a cannon 200 feet into a net, died yesterday of a stroke in San Bernardino, Calif. He was 77 years old.

42°5′51″N 79°14′20.2″W / 42.09750°N 79.238944°W / 42.09750; -79.238944