Somerset Academy Archaeological Site is an archeological site located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland. Somerset Academy was a large and important private school that operated between the years 1767 and 1797. It is the only archeologically identified late-colonial school site known for the state of Maryland.[2][3]
Somerset Academy | |
| Nearest city | Princess Anne, Maryland |
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| NRHP reference No. | 86002356 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 11, 1986 |
Hugh Henry Brackenridge, later founder of the University of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Gazette, was one of the headmasters of the school. Philip Freneau also taught there.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Somerset Academy Archeological Site, Somerset County. Maryland Historical Trust. June 8, 2008.
- ^ (23 February 1769). Extract of a letter from a Gentleman, on his travels, to a friend in Williamsburg, The Virginia Gazette
- ^ Axelrad, Jacob. Philip Freneau: Champion of Democracy, pp. 48-49 (2013)
External links
edit- Somerset Academy Archeological Site, Somerset County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust