F S Fessenden - Ocala, FL
N 29° 16.846 W 082° 11.518
17R E 384213 N 3239681
Located on the lawn of Feddenden Elementary School, the school's namesake is presumed to be buried under the lone marker.
Waymark Code: WM9FCB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2010
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The only headstone reads:
F S Fessenden
Died May 16, 1899
Age 67 years
The Founder of Fessenden Academy
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From 'Negro Education: A study of the private and higher schools for colored people in the United States', Bulletin, 1916, No 39 by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Education found on Google Books courtesy of the Princeton University Library:
A school of elementary grade with a few secondary pupils. A limited amount of industrial work is done. The plant, located in a rural section, is not effectively used.
The school was founded in 1892 by F. S. Fessenden of Boston and is owned and supported by the American Missionary Association of the congretional Church.
(page 174)
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