Fryeburg Academy

The Fryeburg Academy is a private school in the United States based in Fryeburg, in Oxford County , Maine . It was founded in 1792, making it one of the oldest private schools in the country. The Fryeburg Academy is also recognized as an official high school for the 72 School District in Maine . At the school, which is not bound by ideology, not only students from the USA but also from other countries can enroll; many come from nearby Canada, some from Europe, Asia and Africa. A traditional focus of instruction is preparation for teacher training at Bowdoin College .

Well-known teachers and graduates

• Daniel Webster (1782–1852), politician, US Secretary of State
• John W. Dana (1808–1867), Governor of Maine from 1847 to 1850
• Spalding Gray (1941-2004), actor and author
• David S. Rohde (* 1967), journalist, multiple Pulitzer Prize winner
• James Farrington , Congressman
• Nathaniel S. Benton , MP in New York
• Joseph M. Harper , Congressman and Acting Governor of New Hampshire
• Rufus Porter , painter and founder of Scientific American
• James Wheelock Ripley , Congressman
• David Woodsome , Member of the Maine Senate

Web links

• Fryeburg Academy website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Maine Governor John Winchester Dana . National Governors Association. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
2. ^ Spalding Gray: The Journals of Spalding Gray . Random House LLC, 2012, p. 40.
3. ↑ Scenes Fall 2011 . Fryeburg Academy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 13, 2013.  
4. ↑ FARRINGTON, James (1791-1859) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
5. ^ Samuel Ralph and Boone, HH Harlow: Life Sketches of the State Officers, Senators, and Members of the Assembly of the State of New York, in 1867 . Weed, Parsons, Printers, 1867, p. 50.
6. ↑ HARPER, Joseph Morrill, (1787-1865) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
7. ^ Karen T. Hammond: Backroads & Byways of New England: Drives, Day Trips & Weekend Excursions (Backroads & Byways) . The Countryman Press, 2011, p. 212.
8. ↑ RIPLEY, James Wheelock, (1786 - 1835) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

Coordinates: 44 ° 1 ′ 12 "  N , 70 ° 58 ′ 31.4"  W.