Wilkes-Barre Academy
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Wilkes-Barre Academy was a private school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, established in 1807.[1] The school had numerous prominent alumni including several politicians.
History
An old courthouse building was used before it became Wyoming Academy and a new brick building constructed. Female students occupied two rooms in the school's building before the Girl's Institute was established.[2]
In 1838, the school became Wyoming Academy.[3]
Miner-Hillard Milling Company was a major business in the area. Many students came to the school from outside the immediate area.[4]
Alumni
- Benjamin Alden Bidlack, politician[4]
- Lord Butler, leader in the Pennsylvania militia and one term member of the Pennsylvania Legislature[5]
- George Catlin, artist[4]
- George Denison, U.S. Representative[5]
- Laning Harvey (1882-1942), Pennsylvania state senator[6]
- Ovid F. Johnson, attorney general[4]
- Charles Abbott Miner (1830 - 1903), state representative[7]
- Henry Pettebone, lawyer, judge, and political appointee[5]
- George Washington Woodward, U.S. Congressman
- Hendrick B. Wright, state politician[4]
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