St. Charles College (Missouri)
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St. Charles College was a school in Saint Charles, Missouri
, established by the Methodist Episcopal Church
in 1837. John F. Fielding served as the first president until his death in 1842.
During the American Civil War
, classes were suspended and the local militia commander, Arnold Krekel
, used the school for a hospital and also a prison.
In 1891, the school admitted female students for the first time. It became a military school in 1901 and closed in 1915. In 1917 the school grounds were given to the city of Saint Charles to be used for a high school since the former high school had burned down. That building in turn burned down in 1922.
Saint Charles, Missouri
St. Charles is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 65,794, making St. Charles the 2nd largest city in St. Charles County. It lies just to the northwest of St. Louis, Missouri on the Missouri River, and, for a time,...
, established by the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
in 1837. John F. Fielding served as the first president until his death in 1842.
During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, classes were suspended and the local militia commander, Arnold Krekel
Arnold Krekel
-Biography:Born in Langenfeld, Prussia, Krekel emigrated to the United States in 1832. He attended St. Charles College, and read law to enter the bar in 1844. He was a surveyor in St. Charles County, Missouri. He was a Justice of the peace there from 1841 to 1843, and was in private practice...
, used the school for a hospital and also a prison.
In 1891, the school admitted female students for the first time. It became a military school in 1901 and closed in 1915. In 1917 the school grounds were given to the city of Saint Charles to be used for a high school since the former high school had burned down. That building in turn burned down in 1922.