Pierce Academy Explained
Pierce Academy should not be confused with Peirce School.
Pierce Academy (1808–1880) was a college preparatory school in Middleborough, Massachusetts.[1] The school was founded in 1808, fell into decline in 1872 when Middleborough High School opened, had only 12 students in 1876, and closed in 1880.[1] The building was later used for the YMCA and G.A.R.[2]
A deal was proposed for the school to provide high school education for up to 50 Middleborough students.[3] From 1842 to 1871, John Whipple Potter Jenks was principal.[4] [5] [6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Peirce (sic) Academy in Decline, 1876 . October 9, 2014 . Recollecting Nemasket . July 24, 2021 . March 31, 1876 letter to Plymouth Old Colony Memorial.
- Web site: Pierce Academy used for Y.M.C.A. & G.A.R., Middleboro, Mass. . 1900 . Massachusetts Collections Online . July 24, 2021 . postcard in Springfield College Archives and Special Collections.
- Web site: The Massachusetts Teacher. June 21, 1863. Mass. Teachers' Association. Google Books.
- Web site: Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and Present. Steven. Lubar. August 7, 2017. Harvard University Press. Google Books.
- Web site: History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts: Preceded by an Account of Old Quabaug, Indian and English Occupation, 1647-1676, Brookfield Records, 1686-1783. Josiah Howard. Temple. June 21, 1887. Higginson Book Company. Google Books.
- Web site: The Massachusetts Teacher. June 21, 1854. Google Books.
- Book: McHenry, Elizabeth . To Make Negro Literature: Writing, Literary Practice, and African American Authorship . October 22, 2021 . Duke University Press . 9781478021810 . Google Books.
- Web site: The Pulse of the People . Harry Worcester . Smith . June 21, 1919 . Google Books.
