Pembroke Academy
Encyclopedia
Pembroke Academy is a secondary school in Pembroke, New Hampshire
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, and historically, Deerfield
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Students from several other towns are accepted on an application and tuition basis. With approximately 1,000 students, the school is ranked Class I in athletics, the second highest class. The mascot of the school is the Spartan.
Pembroke, New Hampshire
Pembroke is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,115 at the 2010 census. Pembroke includes part of the village of Suncook. The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Pembroke.- History :...
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History
Pembroke Academy was incorporated on June 25, 1818, and the first building dedicated May 25, 1819. The academy opened with 48 students on May 26, 1819. The first headmaster of Pembroke Academy was the Reverend Amos Burnham. In its early years Pembroke Academy prepared many students for attendance at Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
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School Profile
The school today is public and takes students from Pembroke and from the neighboring towns of AllenstownAllenstown, New Hampshire
Allenstown is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,322 at the 2010 census. Allenstown includes a portion of the village of Suncook. Just over one-half of the town's area is covered by Bear Brook State Park....
, Epsom
Epsom, New Hampshire
Epsom is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,566 at the 2010 census.-History:Incorporated in 1727, Epsom takes its name from Epsom, England. Although dotted with several small mountains, the land was suitable for grazing and growing grain...
, Chichester
Chichester, New Hampshire
Chichester is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,523 at the 2010 census.-History:Chichester was granted in 1727, named for Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Earl of Chichester, and England's Secretary of State for the Southern...
, and historically, Deerfield
Deerfield, New Hampshire
Deerfield is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,280 at the 2010 census. Deerfield is home to the annual Deerfield Fair.- History :...
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Students from several other towns are accepted on an application and tuition basis. With approximately 1,000 students, the school is ranked Class I in athletics, the second highest class. The mascot of the school is the Spartan.
Notable alumni
- William E. ChandlerWilliam E. ChandlerWilliam Eaton Chandler was a lawyer who served as United States Secretary of the Navy and as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire.-Early life:...
, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy - Charles Carleton CoffinCharles Carleton CoffinCharles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, Civil War correspondent, author and politician.Charles Carleton Coffin was one of the best-known newspaper correspondents of the American Civil War. He has been called "the Ernie Pyle of his era," and a biographer, W.E...
, journalist, author - Byron M. CutcheonByron M. Cutcheon-See also:*List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F-References:...
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general, U.S. Representative - Mary Baker EddyMary Baker EddyMary Baker Eddy was the founder of Christian Science , a Protestant American system of religious thought and practice religion adopted by the Church of Christ, Scientist, and others...
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denomination - Oscar LaphamOscar LaphamOscar Lapham was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Burrillville, Rhode Island, Lapham attended the Seminary in Scituate, Massachusetts, Pembroke Academy in New Hampshire, the University Grammar School, Providence, Rhode Island, and was graduated from Brown University, Providence,...
, U.S. Representative - John B. SanbornJohn B. SanbornJohn Benjamin Sanborn was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
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