Gazetteer of the State of New York: embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the State, and a complete history and description of every county, city, town, village, and locality, Part 1, Part 31

Author: French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888, ed. cn; Place, Frank, 1880-1959, comp
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : R. Pearsall Smith
Number of Pages: 772


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3


Galway Academy ....


3.417


3.339


4


255


146


283.30


27.500


2.366


2,319


1.603 +


4.644


2.044


Genesee Wesleyan Seminary.


495


060.49


2.500


251


160


1.802


1.330


3


180


130.00


3.775


823


202


1.751 1


1.751


221


lladson Academy.


100


100.00


3.200


Jamestown Academy


3


1×5


120


4.400


Jefferson County Institute.


1


165


126


2444 44


11,050


1.445


611


Greenville Academy.


1


758


355


Hainilton Academy


Hartwick Seminary


2


170.75


7.500)


1.579


1.7:4


1.050


164


3.1×1


447


Genesee Conference Seminary


Genesee and Wyoming Seminary ...


Geneva Uniou School


Glens Falls Academy


Gloversville Union Seminary


Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary ....


Graunnar School N. Y. Cent. Coll ...


91


176.58


3,125


2.177


2.450


1.741


4


6


2


5


6


3


Cherry Valley Academy.


3


3


2


133.89


2.1:00


200


Dundee Acade:ny.


2.440


201


3


Fairfield Academy


Farmers' HIall Academy


Delaware Academy.


Delaware Literary Institute.


De Ruyter Institute.


3


attendance during the year.


classical studies.


from the Literature


Fund.


ratus.


26


50.44


177


253


COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES.


Statistics of Academies from the Regents' Report of 1859, continued.


NAMES.


No. of Teachers.


Whole No. of Students in


attendance during the year.


The No. that pursued


Amount appropriated


from the Literature


Value of Lot and


Buildings.


Value of Library.


Falue of Appa-


Total Revenues.


Total Expenditures.


No. of Volumes in Library.


Keeseville Academy


4


378


246


$461.81


$3,600


$ 227


$200


$2,328


$2,328


231


Kinderhook Academy.


106


67


130.00


4,000


600


524


1,294


1,294


580


Kingsboro' Academy


3


66


.....


219.26


15.000


567


400


3,176


3,058


520


Liberty Normal Institute


2


115


9


17.46


1,250


185


164


701


683


189


Lockport Union School


9


491


181


351.21


13,000


259


500


4.459


4,522


144


Lowville Academy.


4


128


68


131.94


15,000


745


403


1.757


1,807


986


Macedon Academy.


4


240


179


347.33


5,055


207


736


2,482


2,471


177


Manlius Academy.


2


90


25


48.51


3,000


410


200


978


812


417


Marion Collegiate Institute ...


5


158


74


141.65


11,500


248


592


1,546


2,503


196 186


Medina Academy.


5


171


164


318.22


6,200


350


235


1.839


1,967


349


Mexico Academy.


4


223


159


308.52


14.000


630


826


2.001


2,083


527


5


229


142


275.54


5,500


930


499


2,015


1.976


852


1


152


75


145.53


5,465


158


150


1,369


1,368


141


Montgomery Academy


2


77


28


50.45


6,000


200


300


811


806


480


7


153


60


116.42


4,350


251


170


2.359


2,443


216


Moravia Institute


122


53


102.84


2.200


362


361


830


830


366


Mount Morris Union Free School ...


4


98


70


135.83


17,000


1,467


300


7,033


6,650


1,376


Munro Collegiate Institute.


3


134


95


182.40


21,500


869


719


1.639


1,256


722


New Paltz Academy


61


33


62.09


7,900


486


553


981


9.80


447


New York Conference Seminary.


11


460


226


438.53


20.000


350


250


19,939


20,473


350


New York Free Academy.


25


613


567


1,100.70


117,324


9,296


8,988


59.783


50,671


6,528


North Granville Female Seminary ..


13


114


132


256.14


19,000


22S


375


13.372


10,034


358


North Salem Academy ..


60


32


32.98


3.000


536


250


487


440


262


5


311


222


430.77


8.400


400


899


2.123


2.114


500


5


309


241


467.64


2,900


174


184


1.902


1,703


171


Ogdensburgh Academy.


3


161


116


225.58


11.000


501


579


4.686


4.449


1,248


Oncida Conference Seminary


8


351


258


500.62


26.000


2,327


2,694


4.321


4,502


1.946


Ontario Female Seminary


13


128


110


211.50


20,000


931


924


4.855


4,854


$95


Ovid Academy.


273


196


350.91


15,500


350


600


3.784


3,625


470


Owego Academy.


1


249


109


211.50


5,000


601


180


2.373


2,344


402


Oxford Academy.


6


300


165


318.22


9,350


953


790


2.131


2,149


1.285


Packer Collegiate Institute


24


673


375


727.75


121,765


1,338


1,595


30.574


24,474


1,128


Palinyra Classical Union School ..


5


282


134


225.58


12.000


574


250


2.438


2,385


1,094


Peekskill Academy


101


50


97.02


17.000


645


446


2.387


2,185


609


Perry Academy


5


127


49


85.3S


16.750


507


210


1,225


1,735


347


Peterboro' Academy


42


14


27.17


4,528


207


174


334


319


184


Phelps Union Classical School


5


408


91


176.58


5,200


315


201


1.996


2,053


504


Phipps Union Seminary


217


176


310.46


10.200


471


212


3,674


3,673


405


Plattsburgh Academy ..


215


160


310.46


5.500


229


474


1.948


1,948


146


2


43


39


75.67


5,400


351


150


502


513


366


Poughkeepsie Female Academy


8


119


98


190.18


15,963


578


700


4.497


4,597


634


1


87


24


38.81


2.900


312


325


294


317


376


3


170


61


118.36


9.02S


301


175


2.557


2,514


293


1


184


87


168.81


6.420


388


278


1.263


1,263


320


5


250


158


291.56


9,650


175


175


1.500


1,559


200


2


91


30


55.21


2,610


203


155


375


435


223


3


86


51


93.14


3.200


172


185


927


855


132


Rochester Female Academy.


122


62


120.30


6.000


186


170


2.224


2.224


171


4


96


76


147.47


7.850


160


174


639


939


120


3


233


110


213.44


10,500


420


350


2.000


2,131


506


3


122


77


149.41


4.100


647


237


1.081


1.081


678


Rushford Academy.


201


141


273.00


5.963


283


837


1.531


1,531


162


Rutgers Female Institute


18


278


156


302.70


27.600


2.314


3.138


10.397


12,272


3,032


Sag Harbor Institute.


2


320


61


118.36


2,400


210


187


1.546


1,521


206


St. Lawrence Academy


5


293


125


236.73


10,000


784


493


2.484


1,925


936


Saugerties Academy


179


50


97.02


5.000


152


185


1.117


1,347


180


Eauquoit Academy.


3


115


16.8.81


2,500


192


186


712


743


92


Schenectady Union School.


5


206


143


260.51


41.000


4.000


200


19.278


19.532


2,904


Sclioharie Academy


3


112


91


176.58


4.000


351


161


1.305


1,327


331


Sclinylerville Academy


3


169


123


235 07


2.850


211


400


1.073


1,094


215


1


193


98


168.81


3.000


496


184


283


919


1,106


133


Spencertown Academy


5


78


62


102.>4


2.750


192


210


993


971


240


Springville Academy.


2


146


86


166.87


3.500


200


410


1.002


951


160


s. S. Seward Institute.


6


157


101


195.98


10,000


262


150


4.045


2,108


129


Starkey Seminary ..


5


161


112


217 .. 22


10.550


853


5.65


1.220


1.483


1.268


Susquehanna Seminary


232


192


3 4.79


37.000


158


457


2.376


2.479


138


Troy Female Seminary


21


319


212


411.34


12.100


1.374


903


8.743


8,270


1,065


Trumansburgh Academy


2


158


34


65.97


4.300


163


150


756


1,051


200


Unadilla Academy ..


80


21


40.75


3.550


256


151


630


629


266


Union Hall Academy ..


9


220


143


277 48


15.400


624


369


3.686


3,532


667


Union Literary Society.


6


209


173


335.69


10.500


731


481


2.778


2,414


60


Union Village Academy.


4


215


140 |


271.66


4,581


305


187


1.938


1,941


373


4


267


176


279.42


7,500


860


627


2,170


2,046


1,119


Lyons Union School.


Mayville Academy


2


78


49


95.08


3,750


194


205


889


910


315


Mount Pleasant Academy.


7


82


59


114.48


2.400


40


137


110


110


112


1


Norwich Academy


Nunda Literary Institute.


3


635


Oswego Iligh School.


3


121


80


155.23


11,000


2,500


500


710


710


North Hebron Institute ..


.....


Onondaga Academy


12,700


516


306


8


3


1


10


4


Pompey Academy


Prospect Academy


Pula-ki Academy ..


Randolph Academy


Red Creek Union Academy


Rensselaerville Academy.


Richiburgh Academy ..


4


Rome Academy.


Rural Seminary.


Sencca Falls Academy.


1.879


1,863


293


Sodus Academy ..


1


129


72


131.94


3.300


7.575


240


2 496


2.409


244


Troy Academy ..


5


45


28


54.32


3,700


417


555


570


567


285


Kingston Academy.


5


209


114


Middlebury Academy.


Monroe Academy.


Monticello Academy


2


222


193


2


TOTAL VALUES.


classical studies.


Fund.


rulus.


129


Rogersville Union Seminary


3


9


130


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Statistics of Academies from the Regents' Report of 1859, continued.


TOTAL VALUES.


Value of Lot and


Buildings.


Value of Library.


Value of Appa-


Totul Revenues.


Total Expenditures.


No of Volumes in Library.


Utica Academy.


7


188


159


$308.52


$7,000 23.000


$313


$760


$3,947


$3,944


169


Utica Feinale Academy


11


179


69


133.89


189


257


3,861


3,728


127


Vernon Academy ..


5


162


96


186.28


4.000


464


583


891


890


Wallkill Academy.


3


198


110


213.44


6.510


340


190


2,811


2,811


423


Walton Academy.


6


131


73


141.65


3.429


409


473


1,899


1,685


222


Walworth Academy


3


84


: 35


67.91


8.440


200


789


998


855


130


Warsaw Union School.


3


150


137


265.83


4.800


279


461


1,396


1,396


231


Warwick Institute.


3


112


62


91.20


5,300


150


150


1,382


1,320


104


Washington Academy


4


124


63


122.24


5.000


271


700


1,109


1,103


366


Washington Co. Seminary & C. I ...


777


512


993.98


14.100


646


947


9,192


9.191


549


Waterloo Union School.


9


608


27


52.39


6.500


435


475


3.090


3.372


789


Waverly Institute.


5


176


43


83.44


7.354


165


178


1,391


1.580


166


Webster &cademy.


3


92


47


91.20


4.300


166


168


743


738


112


Westfield Academy.


3


250


113


219.26


4,300


540


300


1,216


1,161


510


West Winfield Academy


9


357


165


293.50


10.000


778


925


3,142


3.142


600


Whitehall Academy ..


187


77


149.31


3.560


260


503


1,058


1.040


220


Whitestown Seminary


9


400


286


554.95


12.500


1,305


1,236


3,635


3,612


1,193


Wilson Collegiate Institute


1


232


138


267.77


2,685


785


546


1,210


1,209


790


Windsor Academy.


2


59


36


69.85


3.780


488


190


506


578


589


Yates Academy


2


157


43


83.44


2.750


480


519


795


840


332


Yates Polytechnic Institute.


251


109


211.50


10,000


242


358


3,182


3,182


296


Total


949


35,009


20;812 $39.911.66 :$2.009 076 $111.438


$101,693


$595,125 |$582.735 93,959


Academies incorporated since the organization of a State Government in 1777.


NAME.


Location.


Incorp. by Legislature.


Incorp. by Regents.


Remarks.


Academy of the Sacred Heart .. Academic Department of Union School


: Adams Collegiate Institute.


Adams, Jefferson co.


April 22, 1855


Allison Academy


Addison. Steuben co ..


Feb. 8, 1849


Extinct.


Albany Academy ..


Albany, Albany co.


Mar. 4, 1813


Albany Female Academy.


Albany, Albany co.


Feb. 16, 1821


Jan. 29, 1828


Albany Female Seminary.


Albany, Albany co.


April 9, 1828


April 16, 1828


Albany, Albany co.


April 23, 1836


Extinct.


Albion, Orleans co.


May 1, 1837


Feb. 27, 1841


Alexander, Genesee co.


May


6, 1834


Feb. 5, 1839


Extinct.


Alfred, Allegany co.


Jan. 31, 1843


Amenia Seminary.


Amenia, Dutchess co.


Mar. 29, 1836


Sold, fall of 1858.


Ames Academy


Ames, Montgomery co.


April 22, 1837


Feb. 5, 1839


Amsterdam Female Seminary .. Angelica Academy ..


May 12, 1836


Not organized.


Antwerp Liberal Lit. Inst ..


Antwerp. Jefferson co ...


Feb. 1, 1856


Argyle Academy.


Argyle, Washington co.


May 4. 1841


Astoria Institute. ...


Astoria, Queens co.


Feb. 13, 1844


Extinct.


Anburn Academy


Anburn, Caynga co.


Feb. 14. 1815


Auburn Female Seminarya Angusta Academy


Angusta. Oneida co.


Feb. 28, 1842


Ancora Academyb.


Aurora. Eric co.


Jan. 29, 1839


Avon Academy


Avou. Livingston co ...


Feb. 27,-1841


Extinct.


Ball Seminarye


April 11, 1843


Ballston Academy


Extinct.


Batavia Female Academy


Batavia, Genesee co.


Mar. 5, 1838


Extinet.


Bedford Academy ..


Bedford, Westchester co.


April 8, 1826


Mar. 8, 1833 |


Extinct.


Bern, Albany co. Butlmany. Genesee co.


Mar. 29, 1841


Feb. 28, 1842


Blooming Grove Academy


April 1, 1811


Bridgewater Academy.


Bridgewater. Oneida co ..


April 8, 1826


April 16, 1$28


Brockport Collegiate Institute. Brookfield Academy .....


Brockport, Monroe co. Brookfield, Madison co ... Brooklyn, Kings co ...


April 17. 1847 April 7, 1854


Brooklyn Coll. & Polytech. Ins. Brooklyn Coll. Inst. for Young Ladies.


Brooklyn, Kings co ...


April 23. 1829 May 8, 1845 April 30, 1839


Jan. 14, 1847


Merged in Packer Inst. Not organized. Extinct.


Brownville Female Seminary ... Buffalo Female Academy


Buffalo, Erie co.


Buffalo Female Seminary.


Buffalo, Erie co.


April 23. 1831 April 17, 1827


Extinct. Diss. by act Apr. 21, 1846.


Buffalo Literary & Sci. Acadd.


Buffalo, Frie co ...


4 Jan. 29, 1852 and July 21. 1833. The Institution had be- comne extinct under its first charter. è Incorp. as the " Aurora Manual Labor Seminary." Name changed April 16, 1838.


Named from L. Chandler Ball, principal founder of the In- stitution.


d Incorp. as the " Buffalo High School Association." Name changed.


NAMES.


No. of Teachers.


Whole No. of Students in


attendance during the year.


The No. that pursued


classical studics.


Amount appropriated


from the Literature


Fund.


Brooklyn Female Academy .. Broome Academy


Brooklyn, Kings co.


Union. Broome co.


Brownville, Jefferson co ...


Jan. 10, 1850 Oct. 14, 1851


Bernville Acad. & Fem. Sem ... Bethany Academy ... Binghamton Academy


Binghamton, Broome co .. Blooming Grove, Oneida co.


Ang. 23. 1842


Extinct.


Feb. 15, 1542


Anlmirn, Caynga co.


April 18, 1838


Feb. 11, 1840


Albany Pearl Street Academy. Albion Academy


Alexander Classical School Alfred Academy ..


Amsterdam, Montgomery co.


Mar. 29, 1839


Feb. 16, 1841


Angelica, Allegany co.


April 30. 1833 April 30. 1836


Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer co .... Ballston, Saratoga co.


Mar. 21, 1808 Feb. 5, 1839


Rochester, Monroe co.


April 11, 1849


Warsaw, Wyoming co.


Jan. 11, 1855


16


3


530


ratus.


131


COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES.


Academies incorporated since 1777, continued.


NAME.


Location.


Incorp. by Legislature.


Incorp. by Regents.


Remarks.


Cambridge Washington Acad ... Canajoharie Academy ..


Cambridge, Washington co. Canajoharie, Montgomery co .. Canandaigua, Ontario co ...


April 13. 1826


Mar. 30. 1915 Feb. 26, 1828 Mar. 4, 1795


Canandaigua Academy .. Canton Academy.


Canton, St. Lawrence co ...


April 24, 1837


Jan. 23, 1940


Carlisle Seminary.


Carlisle, Scholiarie co.


Oct. 20, 1853


Cary Collegiate Seminary. Catskill Academy.


Catskill Female Seminary .... Cayuga Academy.


Champlain Academy


Aurora, Cayuga co. Champlain, Clinton co.


Charlotteville, Schoharie co .... Stockton. Chautauqua co ...


Cherry Valley, Otsego co ...


Chester, Orange co ...


Cincinnatus, Cortland co ...


Clarence, Erie co.


Clarkson, Monroe co ...


Claverack, Columbia co.


Claverack, Columbia co.


Clermont, Columbia co.


East Hampton, Suffolk co.


Clinton, Oneida co ...


Clinton, Oneida co.


Clinton, Oneida co ....


Brighton, Monroe co.


New York City


West Turin. Lewis co


Kinderhook, Columbia co.


Mar. 13, 1797


Cooperstown, Otsego co. April 15, 1822


Cooperstown. Otsego co.


Homer, Cortland co.


Cortlandville, Cortland co.


April 18, 1828


Cortlandville, Cortland co.


Coxasckie, Greene co.


May 5, 1837


Dansville, Livingston co .. Hampton, Oneida co.


Delhi, Delaware co.


Franklin, Delaware co.


April 23, 1835 Mar. 30, 1836


May 9, 1835


Dundee, [Starkey] Yates co.


Dunkirk. Chantauqua co.


May 1, 1837


Dutchess County Academy.


Fast Bloomfield Academy. Eastern Coll. Just. City of N.Y. Ellington Academy


MImira Academy


Elmira Collegiate Seminary. Frasinns Ilall.


Provisional Charter.


Flatbush, Kings co ....


Westport, Essex co ..


Fairfield, Herkimer co.


Fulton, Oswego co.


May 24, 1836


Goshen, Orange co. Fayetteville, Onondaga co. Fayetteville, Ouondaga co.


New York City


Fishkill, Dutchess co. Flushing, Queens co ... Fonda, Montgomery co. Fort Covington, Franklin co.


Fort Plain, Montgomery co ...


Malone, Franklin co.


Prattsburgh. Stenben co.


Fredonia, Chautauqua co. Friendship. Allegany co.


Gaines, Orleans co .... Galway, Saratoga co.


April 14, 1827 May 26, 1836


April 13, 1832 May 11, 1835


April 30, 1833


Mar. 10, 1827


April 15, 1853


Feb. 4, 1847 May 4. 1841 Jan. 12. 1842 Jan. 11, 1$55 Feb. 19, 1:29


@ Incorp. as " Fulton Female Seminary ;" name changed to "Fulton Academy," April 11, 1842: to the " Falley Seminary of the Black River Conference," April 11. 1849 ; and to the name given above, March 5, 1857.


Charter made perpetual June 23. 1851.


e See act of March 27, 1834. d See act of March, 1836.


e Incorp. as the "Livingston County High School." Name changed May 13, 1846. f Incorp. as the " Gouverneur High School." Name changed April 24, 1840.


Extinct. Not organized.


Provisional charter.


Extinct.


Clinton Academy ...


Clinton Grammar School ... Clinton Liberal Institute. Clinton Seminary


Clover Street Seminary.


Collegiate Inst. City of N. Y. Collinsville Institute.


Columbia Academy .. Cooperstown Female Academy Cooperstown Seminary and Fe- male Coll. Institute Cortland Academy .


Cortland Female Seminary .. Cortlandville Academy .... Coxsackie Academy. Dansville Seminary De Lancey Institute.


Delaware Academy


Delaware Literary Institute,


De Ruyter Institute


De Ruyter, Madison co.


De Ruyter Institute.


De Ruyter, Madison co ...


Dover, Dutelness co.


Ponghkeepsie. Dutchess co ... East Bloomfield, Ontario co ... New York City


April 9, 1838 May 7, 1844


Ellington. Chantauqna co ... Elmira. Chemung co.


Elmira. Chemung co ....


May 1, 1834


Feb. 11. 1853 Mar. 31, 1840 Oct. 20, 1853 Nov. 17. 1787 Mar. 6. 1838 Mar. 15. 1803 Feb. 5, 1839 Jan. 21, 1791 Feb. 5, 1839 April 21, 1857


Provisional Charter.


Oct. 11, 1845


Oct. 20. 1853 April 28. 1831 Feb. 23, 1824 Feb. 23. 1830 Feb. 8, 1849


Extinct. Extinct.


Galway, Saratoga co. Pike, Wyoming co. Bethany, Genesee co.


Batavia, Genesee co.


Lima, Livingston co ... Alexander. Geursee co. Geneseo, Livingston co .. Geneva, Ontario co.


Geneva, Ontario co .. fenoa. Cavuga co ...


Gilbertsville. Otsego co. Glens Falls, Warren co. Gloversville, Fulton co. Gouverneur, St. Lawrence co.


April 5, 1828


Mar. 23, 1801 Aug. 23, 1842 Jan. 15, 1857 July 9, 1857 Feb. 8, 1796 Feb. 27, 1844 April 21. 1857 Oct. 12. 1854 Mar. 17, 1835 Feb. 5, 1539 June 14, 1854 Feb. 26, 1839 Nov. 17, 1787 Feb. 27, 1826 Mar. 29. 1836 Feb. 15, 1842 Feb. 23, 1849


Extinct.


Not organized. Extinct. Extinct.


June 14, 1854 Feb. 2, 1819


Provisional charter. Extinct.


Extinct.


Extinct.


Dover Academy Dunder Academy Dunkirk Academy


Mar. 22, 1855


Feb. 1, 1792 Jan. 23, 1840


Extinct.


Essex County Academy Fairfield Academy. Falley Seminary Farmer's Hall. Fayetteville Academy. Favitteville Seminary


May 4, 1837


July 9, 1851 May 11, 1835 April 16, 1827 May 13, 1845 April 21, 1831


Nov. 25, 1824


Jan. 26, 1830 Jan. 29, 1839 Oct. 11, 1845 Feb. 1,1856


Jan. 8,1857 Mar. 9, 1836 Mar. 27, 1845 Feb. 7, 1829 Mar. 29, 1813


Provisional Charter Merged in Generee Coll.


Merged in Geneva Coll.


Fem. Acad of the Sacred Heart Fishkill Fincation Society .. Findung Institute .. Fonda Academy .. Fort Covington Academy Fort Main Seminary and Fe- male Collegiate Institute .... Franklin Academyh Franklin Academy Fredonia Academy Friendship Academy Lainer Academy Galway Academy Calway Academy. Conser Conference Seminary ... Genesee Manual Labor Seme ... Genesee Seminary. Geneve Valley Seminary. Genesee Wesleyan Seminaryd ... Chinese & Wyoming Seminary Cionesin Academy .. Geneva Academy Geneva Union School Genoa Academy.


Gillartsville Acad. & Coll. Inst. filens Falls Academy. Gloversville Union Seminary. Gonverneur Wesleyan SemS ...


Caryville, Genesee co. Catskill, Greene co .... Catskill, Greene co.


May 16, 1845


Mar. 12, 1S04


Mar. 24, 1820


Charlotteville Seminary. Chautauqua Coll. Inst. Cherry Valley Academy Chester Academy


Cincinnatus Academy


Clarence Academy Clarkson Academy


Claverack Academy. Claverack Acad. & Hud. R. Ins. Clermont Academy.


April 25, 1831 April 26, 1834


Mar. 28, 1817 April 29, 1834


April 7, 1848 July 10, 1851 May 2, 1837


Jan. 31, 1843 Feb. 5, 1839 Jan. 14, 1858 April 13, 1842 Feb. 2, 1820 Jan. 29, 1839 Jan. 30. 1838 Dec. 3, 1847


132


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Academies incorporated since 1777, continued.


NAME.


Location.


Incorp. by Legislature.


Incorp. by Regents.


Remarks.


Grammar School Colum. Coll.ª Grammar School Madison Uni. Grammar School University of City of New Yorka Gram. School of N. Y. Cen. Coll. Granville Academy Greenbusb & Schodack Acad ... Greenville Academy.


New York City .. Hamilton, Madison co ..


New York City.


McGrawville, Cortland co.


Granville, Washington co ...


Mar. 31, 1828 April 25, 1831


Extinct.


Groton Academy.


Half Moon Acadomy Hamilton Academy


Hamilton, Madison co ..


Hamilton, Madison co. Kirkland, Onelda co ...


Harlem, New York City


Jan. 24, 1829


Ang. 13, 1816 Oct. 12, 1854 Jan. 14, 1858 Jan. 29, 1839 Feb. 11, 1840


Now a private institution. Provisional charter. Extinct. Extinct.


Herkimer County Academy .. Highland Grove Gymnasium ... Hobart Hall Iustitute


Holland Patent Academy.


Holley Academy ..


Hubbardsville Academy


Hudson Academy


Hudson River Agricult. Sent ... Ingham Collegiate Instituted ... Ithaca Academye


Jamestown Academy.


Jefferson Academy ..


Jefferson, Schoharie co.


Watertown, Jefferson co.


Johnstown, Montgomery co.


Clifton Park, Saratoga co. Jordan. Onondaga co.


Kecscville, Clinton co.


Kinderhook. Columbia co.


May 4, 1835 April 3, 1824


Kingsborough Academy


Kingston Academy


Knoxville Academy


La Fayette High School.


Lancaster Academy


Lansingburgh Academy Laurel Bank Seminary.


Lansingburgh. Rensselaer co. Deposit. Delaware co ..


Le Roy. Genesec co ...


Lewiston. Niagara co. Liberty, Sullivan co.


April 10, 1849 Mar. 27, 1839


Oct. 17, 1844


Extinct.


Extinct.


Private School. Extinct.


Extinct. Provisional charter.


Extinct. Extinct.


Extinct. Extinct.


Changed to Munro Coll Inst.


Extinct. Extinct.


Newburgh Academy New Paltz Academy New Paltz Academy New Rochelle Academy


Newtown Female Academy New Woodstock Academy New York Conference Sem New York Free Academy .. ...


a Sve act of ahove date.


b Changed to the Ingham University. April 3, 1857. e Entitled to share in Literature Fund, by act of April 17, 3826.


d Incorporated as the " Black River Literary and Theologica! Institute." Name changed May 12, 1846. · Again incorp. by statute May 7, 1840. f Incorp. as the "Rensselaer Oswego Academy." Name


changed May 14, 1845.


Extinct. Merged in Publie Schools. Now a private institutiou. Merged in Ing. Coll. Inst. Extinct.


Extinct.


Lockport Union School. Lowville Academy


Oct. 26, 1850 Mar. 21, 1808


Lyons Acadenive. Lyons Uniou School Macedon Academy Manlius Academy.


Macedon, Wayne co. Manlins, Onondaga co.


Ponghkeepsie, Dutchess co.


Marion, Wayne co ..


Marion. Wayne co.


Mayville, Chautauqua co.


Medina Academy


Mendon Academy Mexico Academyf. Middlebury Academy


Millville Academy Montgomery Academy.


Monticello Academy Moravia Institute Moriah Academy


Mount Pleasant Academy Mount Pleasant Academy Mount Pleasant Female Som Monroe Academy


Moriah, Essex co. Mount Pleasant, Westchester co .. Mount Pleasant, Westchester co .. Sing Sing, Westchester. Ilenrietta, Monroe co. Henrietta, Monroe co. Elbridge, Onondaga co.


Nasaau, Rensselaer co ... New Berlin, Chenango co. Newburgh, Orange co.


April 12, 1833.


April 13, 1826 Mar. 15, 1822 May 2, 1834


May 7, 1847


April 17, 1838 June 17, 1853


April 17, 1838


April 16, 1830 Feb. 27, 1841 Feb. 27, 1816 Jan. 29, 1839 Feb. 14, 1851 Feb. 23, 1824 Jan. 17, 1856 Jan. 29, 1793


Bold in 1859.


Hamilton Female Seminary .... Hamilton Oneida Academy Harlem Lit. & Scl. Academy ... Hartwick Seminary ...


Hedding Literary Institute. Hempstead Institute


Hempstead Seminary


Hempstead, Queens co. Hempstead, Queens co. Herkimer, Herkimer co.


Fishkill, Dutchess co.


Ilolland Patent, Oneida co. Trenton, Oneida co


Holley, Orleans co.


Hubbards Corners, Madison co ... Hudson, Columbia co ... Stock port, Colninbia co ...


Le Roy, Genesee co.


Ithaca, Tompkins co .... Jamestown, Chautauqua co.


May 6, 1837 April 6, 1852 Mar. 24, 1823 April 16, 1836 Nov. 27, 1824 May 25, 1836


Feb. 5, 1839 Jan. 22, 1833 Jan. 30, 1838 Jan. 27, 1794 Oct. 26, 1850 Jan. 12, 1842


Extinct.


Jefferson County Instituted. Johnstown Academy


Jonesville Academy.


Jordan Academy.


Kceseville Academy


Kinderhook Academy


Kingsborough, Fulton co ... Kingston, Ulster co ... Knox, Albany co.


May 9, 1837 April 23, 1836


La Fayette, Onondaga co. Lancaster, Eric co.


Little Falls. Herkimer co ...


Lockport, Niagara co. Lockport, Niagara co ...


May 26, 1841 Mar. 18, 1850


Mar. 29, 1837


April 11, 1842 | Jan. 30, 1845 April 13, 1835 Jan. 29, 1839 Mar. 15, 1849 Mar. 27, 1839


April 24, 1834 April 10, 1850 April 20, 1836 April 13, 1826


April 25, 1840


Feb. 5, 1839 April 25, 1851 Feb. 5, 1839 Feb. 26, 1828 Jan. 26, 1819 Feb. 16, 1841 Jan. 21, 1791 April 1, 1852 Jan. 23, 1840 Fcb. 16, 1841


April 3, 1827 May 10, 1836 July 2, 1827 Feb. 7,1843 April 23, 1839


Feh. 13, 1844 Mar. 3, 1806 April 29, 1836. Oct. 11, 1845.


Extinct. Extinct. Extinct. Extinct.


Oct. 26, 1850 Oct. 31, 1849


Merg. in Ham. Coll., 1812. Extinct.


Hartwick, Otsego co. Ashland, Greene co ..


May 2, 1836


April 11, 1831 Mar. 16, 1839 April 24, 1834


Jan. 23, 1840


Mar. 28, 1850 Feb. 14, 1850 Mar. 3, 1807 Jau. 28, 1853


Extinct.


Extinct. Merged in Ingham Univ.


Feb. 5, 1839 Feb. 19, 1828 Feb. 5, 1839 Feb. 3, 1795 Feb. 15, 1842


Jan. 22, 1846 Feb. 8, 1796 Mar. 17, 1854 Feb. 16. 1841 April 16, 1828 Sept. 20, 1849


Le Roy Female Seminary.


Lewiston High School Acad. Liberty Normal Institute.


Literary & Sci. Inst. of York Little Falls, The Academy at ... Lockport Academy


York, Livingston co


Lowville, Lewis co. Lyons, Wayne co ... Lyons, Wayne co.


Medina, Orlcans co. Mendon, Monroe co .. Mexico, Oswego co. Middlebury, Wyoming co ... Millville, Orleans co.


Montgomery, Orange co. Monticello, Sullivan co .... Moravia, Cayuga co.


Mar. 24, 1820


Monroe Academy Monro Academy. Nassau Academy. New Berlin Academy


New Paltz, Ulster co. New Paltz, Ulster co .... New Rochelle, Westchester. Newtown, Qneens co. Cazenovia, Madison co ... Charlotteville, Schoharie co. New York City.


May 11, 1835


Mansion Squarc Female Sem. Marion Academy. Marion Collegiate Institute .. Mayville Academy


April 1, 1850


East Greenbush, Rensselaer co ... Greenville, Greene co. Groton, Tompkins co. Half Moon, Saratoga co.


May 6, 1837


133


COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES.


Academies incorporated since 1777, continued.


NAME.


Location.


Incorp. by Legislature.


Incorp. by Regents.


Remarks.


New York Inst. Deaf & Dumba North Granville Female Sem ... North Hebron Institute North Salem Academy .. Norwich Academy ..


Granville, Washington co. Hebron, Washington co ..


North Salein, Westchester co.


Norwich, Chenango co.


Norwich, Chenango co.


Nunda, Liviugston co ..


Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence co. Olean, Cattaraugus co


April 20, 1835


Olean Academy.


Oneida Conference Seminarye .. Oneida Inst. of Sci. & Industry Oncida Seminary


Onondaga Academy


Onondaga, Onondaga co.


Canandaigua, Ontario co.


Victor, Ontario co.


Orleans. Jefferson co.




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