Academy, South Dakota Explained

Academy is an unincorporated community in Charles Mix County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Academy is located at .

History

A post office called Academy was established in 1899.[1] The community took its name from the Ward Academy, which was once located there. A small one-room elementary school and two farms are all that remain at Academy in the 21st century.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Mix County . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127083533/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SD&county=Charles+Mix . 27 January 2016 .
  2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project. South Dakota place-names, v.1-3 . 1940. University of South Dakota. 21.

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