Anne Arundel Academy
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Anne Arundel Academy--Site of private high school from 1854-1924
Waymark Code: WM1CZ1
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2007
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Anne Arundel Academy
1854-1924
Site of private high school for boys and girls. Its aim: "To create a love for labor, honesty, and a high moral life." Phil Moore Leakin, founder and first principal, taught in rented log house, later in one-story school erected at a cost of $600. Original stockholders included W.H. Baldwin, H.H. Brown, Owen Cecil. R.I. Duvall, B.E. Gantt and B.D. Hall. In 1924 turstees gave 10-acre campus, equipment, library, and $6,000 to Anne Arundel County for public high school here.
County (required): Anne Arundel County
Location (required): 1594 Millersville Rd. on site of Millersville Elementary School
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