Academy Park - Minden, Louisiana
N 32° 37.214 W 093° 17.077
15S E 473298 N 3609222
This historical marker is located in Academy Park in Minden, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM8YH9
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2010
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The marker reads:
Academy Park was once the home of the Minden Male Academy. Built in 1850 with funds and on land donated by civic leader W.A. Drake, it was one of two schools created from the Minden Academy that had been established in 1838. In 1852, an additional 80 acres were donated by civic leaders completing the campus.
Students in all grades were accepted. Minden civic leaders and several U.S. Congressmen received primary education at this institution. It was closed in 1898 with the opening of the local public school system.
Donated by Historic Residential District
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