Jamestown Academy (New York)
| Jamestown Academy | |
|---|---|
 Jamestown Academy in 1900 | |
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1837 |
| Closed | 1910 |
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
[edit]- Lorin Blodget (1823–1901)[3]
- Chapin Hall (1816–1879)[4]
- George Stoneman Jr. (1822–1894)[5]
- Davis Hanson Waite (1825–1901)[6][7]
- John Barber White (1847–1923), lumber businessman and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[8]
- Hugo Zacchini (1898–1975)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "City of Jamestown, New York - The Jamestown Academy". Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Universal Cyclopædia & Atlas, 1902, New York, D. Appleton & Co.
- ^ "HALL, Chapin - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "California Military History: Californians and the Military", MilitaryMuseum.org, California State Military Museum, California Military Department, retrieved April 19, 2014
- ^ Colorado Governor Davis Hanson Waite
- ^ Ancestors of Gov. Davis Hanson Waite
- ^ "John Barber White". Kansas City Times. January 6, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
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