Jamestown Academy (New York) Explained

Jamestown Academy
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Location:	Jamestown, New York,
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Type:	Private
Established:	1837
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Closed:	1910
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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

• Lorin Blodget (1823–1901)^[3]
• Chapin Hall (1816–1879)^[4]
• George Stoneman Jr. (1822–1894)
• Davis Hanson Waite (1825–1901)^{[5] [6]}
• John Barber White (1847–1923), lumber businessman and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives^[7]
• Hugo Zacchini (1898–1975)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Cutter, William Richard. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 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. 2015-03-02. 1912.
2. Web site: City of Jamestown, New York - The Jamestown Academy. 2014-04-20.
3. [Universal Cyclopædia & Atlas]
4. Web site: HALL, Chapin - Biographical Information . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . 2014-04-20 .
5. http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_colorado/col2-content/main-content-list/title_waite_davis.html Colorado Governor Davis Hanson Waite
6. http://www.waitegenealogy.org/FGS/govdavishansonwaite.pdf Ancestors of Gov. Davis Hanson Waite
7. News: John Barber White . 1923-01-06 . . 2 . . 2022-11-05.
8. News: Hugo Zacchini, 77, Dies; First Human Cannonball . 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. . . October 21, 1975 . 2008-08-04 . John T. . McQuiston.