Santiam Academy was an early primary and secondary school in Lebanon, Oregon, United States, run by the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Santiam Academy
Academy building in 1936
Active1852–1903
Location, ,
United States

44°32′43″N 122°54′30″W / 44.54515°N 122.90825°W / 44.54515; -122.90825
AffiliationsMethodist Episcopal Church

History

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The predecessor of the school was founded by pioneers in 1852 in a log cabin. Santiam Academy was created on January 18, 1854, by an act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and a larger building was constructed between 1854 and 1856.[1] Among the members of the first board of trustees were Delazon Smith and David W. Ballard.[2][3]

Attendance at the school dropped after the establishment of a public school district in 1870, and the academy shut down during the 1903–1904 school year.[1] The church then turned the property over to the Lebanon School District. The building was torn down in the 1930s; in 1945, Santiam School was built on the site, across from Lebanon High School. Santiam School closed in 1982 and was torn down in 2002.[1] The site is now a Lebanon city park.

Notable alumni

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Notable administrators and faculty

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Santiam Academy" (PDF). Lebanon Community School District. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ^ Pratt, Anna D.S. "History of the First Methodist Church of Lebanon, and of Its Associate, Santiam Academy". LinnCountyRoots.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. ^ a b "Founder's Day". Lebanon Express. Archived from the original on 2001-02-20. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  4. ^ Hodgkin, Frank E; Galvin, J. J. (1882). Pen Pictures of Representative Men of Oregon . p. 185.
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