Plainfield Academy (Connecticut)

Plainfield Academy was an early school in Connecticut. It educated many students who went on to prominence. It was founded in 1770 before the Revolutionary War[1] and closed in 1890.[2] One of the school buildings was documented for the Historic American Buildings Survey. The school was in Wyndham County.[3] The school attracted students from around New England amd was considered one of the best in Connecticut.[4] Chickasaw Indians were among its pupils.[4]

Ebenezer Pemberton was the school's first principal. After the school closed, two of its buildings (White Hall and Brock Hall) were used for district schools.[5] Rev. Lucien Burleigh was principal of its grammar school from 1855 until 1860.[4] John Witter also served as principal.[6]

An image of the school is included in the 1917 publication The Government of the People in the State of Connecticut noting it as one of Connecticut's most significant educational institutions.[7]

Land for the school was given by Lydia German and others.[6]

The school was coeducational, teaching men and women.together.[8] Teacher and educational reformer Prudence Crandall, who taught nearby, was inspired by its model including the way it avoided corporal punishment.[8]

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