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Betts Academy

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Betts Academy
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Betts Academy was a well-known private academy in Stamford, Connecticut that operated from 1838 to 1908.

History

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The school was founded in 1838 in North Stamford by James Betts, a Congregational Church deacon originally from Wilton, Connecticut.[1] Later his son, William J. Betts, became principal of the school, and the Academy was relocated to Strawberry Hill overlooking Long Island Sound in Stamford.[2][1][3] The school burned in a fire in 1908 and was closed that year.[4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b Edward T. W. Gillespie (1892). Picturesque Stamford: A Souvenir of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town of Stamford. Gillespie Bros. p. 192.
  2. ^ Huntington, Elijah Baldwin (1868). History of Stamford, Connecticut: From Its Settlement in 1641, to the Present Time, Including Darien, which was One of Its Parishes Until 1820. Huntington, Elijah Baldwin. p. 350.
  3. ^ a b "Education Spelled Freedom". The Stamford Historical Society.
  4. ^ "SCHOOLBOYS SAVE MATES FROM FIRE; Two Students Hung from Window Sill of Old Betts Academy." New York Times, Jan. 23, 1908