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Metadata
Title |
Education: Bennington: Early School Records |
Object Name |
Documents |
Creator |
Clio Hall (Bennington, Vt.) |
Other Creators |
Bennington Seminary (Bennington, Vt.) Bennington Academy (Bennington, Vt.) |
Dates of Creation |
1780-1829 |
Scope & Content |
Relates to early Bennington, Vermont education records: Clio Hall, northwest school district, Bennington Seminary, Bennington Academy, Union Academy, teacher hiring, pay, and merit award. |
Administrative/Biographical History |
Bennington schools started in 1763 when the first school, Clio Hall, was established. It was probably the first formal school in the western part of Vermont, and was incorporated in 1780. The building for the Bennington Academy was erected in 1821, and the academy and Bennington Seminary were rivals from about 1829 to 1837. |
Related People |
Ballard, James Severance, Amanda Hinsdill Lusk, Franklin Tichenor, Isaac Fassett, Mary Fay Robinson Selden, Almira |
Search Terms |
Clio Hall (Bennington, Vt.) Bennington Seminary (Bennington, Vt.) Bennington Academy (Bennington, Vt.) Union Academy (Bennington, Vt.) |
Credit line |
Bequest of Hall Park McCullough |
Catalog Number |
2009.163.92 |
Parent Object ID |
2009.163.110 |
Containers |
Clio Hall Northwest Schoolhouse Bennington Academy War Lusk Union Academy Exhibitions Reward of Merit School Districts Meeting |
Child Records |
Bennington School District 2 Meeting Minutes |