Shenandoah Valley Military Academy

Not to be confused with the Shenandoah Valley Academy, a modern boarding school located in New Market, Virginia run by the Seventh-day Adventists.

Shenandoah Valley Military Academy, also known as Shenandoah Valley Academy, was an independent boarding school for boys in Winchester, Virginia, USA.[1] It was founded in 1764 as the Winchester Academy,[2] and was chartered by the Burgesses of Virginia in 1785.[3] In 1861, the Winchester Academy closed with the advent of the Civil War. The institution reopened as the Shenandoah Valley Academy in 1865.[4]

The institution closed in 1939.[4][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bulletin. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education. 1935. p. 68.
  2. ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (February 14, 2006). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. pp. 1168–1170. ISBN 978-1-135-94859-7.
  3. ^ a b Quarles, Garland R. The Schools of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester, Virginia: Farmers and Merchants National Bank, 1964.
  4. ^ a b "The Shenandoah Valley Academy Collection, Shenandoah Valley Academy Records | Handley Regional Library System". www.handleyregional.org. June 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.


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