Wilkes-Barre Academy

Wilkes-Barre Academy was a private school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, established in 1807.[1] The school had numerous prominent alumni including several politicians.

History

An old courthouse building was used before it became Wyoming Academy and a new brick building constructed. Female students occupied two rooms in the school's building before the Girl's Institute was established.[2]

In 1838, the school became Wyoming Academy.[3]

Miner-Hillard Milling Company was a major business in the area. Many students came to the school from outside the immediate area.[4]

Alumni

Benjamin Alden Bidlack, politician[4]
Lord Butler, leader in the Pennsylvania militia and one term member of the Pennsylvania Legislature[5]
George Catlin, artist[4]
George Denison, U.S. Representative[5]
Laning Harvey (1882-1942), Pennsylvania state senator[6]
Ovid F. Johnson, attorney general[4]
Charles Abbot Miner (1830 - 1903), state representative[7]
Henry Pettebone, lawyer, judge, and political appointee[5]
George Washington Woodward, U.S. Congressman
Hendrick B. Wright, state politician[4]

References

"Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania". Carey and Bioren. June 3, 1808 – via Google Books.
Castrignano, Elena (June 3, 2012). Wilkes-Barre. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738597775 – via Google Books.
Society, Wyoming Historical and Geological (3 June 1883). "A Circular of Inquiry from the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Respecting the Old Wilkes-Barre Academy". Society. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via Google Books.
History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. W.W. Munsell & Company. June 3, 1880. p. 200 – via Internet Archive. wilkes-barre academy.
Harvey, Oscar Jewell; Smith, Ernest Gray (June 3, 1909). "A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: From Its First Beginnings to the Present Time, Including Chapters of Newly-discovered Early Wyoming Valley History, Together with Many Biographical Sketches and Much Genealogical Material". Raeder Press – via Google Books.
"Somewhere in Time: Senator Laning Harvey". www.citizensvoice.com. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley: A Compilation of Matters of Local History from the Columns of the Wilkes-Barre Record". Press of the Wilkes-Barre record. June 3, 1903 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania". Carey and Bioren. June 3, 1808 – via Google Books.

[2] Castrignano, Elena (June 3, 2012). Wilkes-Barre. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738597775 – via Google Books.

[3] Society, Wyoming Historical and Geological (3 June 1883). "A Circular of Inquiry from the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society Respecting the Old Wilkes-Barre Academy". Society. Retrieved 3 June 2019 – via Google Books.

[polit-4] History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. W.W. Munsell & Company. June 3, 1880. p. 200 – via Internet Archive. wilkes-barre academy.

[auto-5] Harvey, Oscar Jewell; Smith, Ernest Gray (June 3, 1909). "A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: From Its First Beginnings to the Present Time, Including Chapters of Newly-discovered Early Wyoming Valley History, Together with Many Biographical Sketches and Much Genealogical Material". Raeder Press – via Google Books.

[6] "Somewhere in Time: Senator Laning Harvey". www.citizensvoice.com. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[alum-7] "The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley: A Compilation of Matters of Local History from the Columns of the Wilkes-Barre Record". Press of the Wilkes-Barre record. June 3, 1903 – via Google Books.