Poultney Academy

Poultney Academy
Location
Poultney

Vermont

United States

43°31′05″N 73°14′09″W / 43.51806°N 73.23583°W / 43.51806; -73.23583
Information
Other nameWest Poultney Academy
Religious affiliation
Methodism
Established1834
Statusdefunct

Poultney Academy, sometimes known as West Poultney Academy, was a school in Poultney, Vermont operated by the Methodist movement.

History

Tilton School, mid 20th century

The school opened in the fall of 1834. The school was supervised by the Troy Conference Academy (now the Green Mountain College) and the Newbury Seminary (now the Vermont College of Fine Arts) under the New Hampshire Conference Seminary (now the Tilton School).

Frederick W. Adams worked at the school.

In 1840, Jesse Truesdell Peck was the principal of both the Poultney Academy and the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary.

During the 19th century, the school was suspended before being reopened before becoming privately owned.

Notable students

Notable students include lumber barren Henry Franklin Bronson, surgeon Mary Harris Thompson, and Professor Arthur H. Norton, the principal of the Mexico Academy, New York. Emma Whitlock, wife of Samuel E. Keith attended the school. Millionaire philanthropist and merchant Amherst H. Wilder attended the school.

References

  1. 1 2 Dr Mary Thomson Dead, Portland Daily Press, 25 May 1895, page 6
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Montpelier". Vermont Historical Magazine. pp. 251–574.
  3. 1 2 "The Rise of the Village and Downtown Poultney". Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
  4. ↑ Zion's Herald, 1944-11-01. Vol. 122. Internet Archive. 1944-11-01.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ Death of Bishop Peck, Vermont Christian Messenger, 24 May 1883, Page 2
  6. ↑ "BRONSON, HENRY FRANKLIN". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
  7. ↑ Knowles, Valerie (2005). Capital Lives. Book Coach Press, Ottawa. ISBN 0-9739071-1-8.
  8. ↑ 1900 Mexico Academy Yearbook, Mexico, NY. 2004.
  9. ↑ "Oral history interview with Charles D. Hurd". Science History Institute. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
  10. ↑ Portrait and Biographical Album of Benton County, Iowa. Chapman. 1887. p. 208.
  11. ↑ A. H. Wilder Dies, Saint Paul Globe, 12 November 1894, page 1