Germanton Academy
Germanton Academy was established in 1810 as a private school in Germanton, the county seat of what was then Stokes County. (In 1849 the county was divided and the southern part became Forsyth County, with the town of Germanton split by the line.) Money for establishing the school was raised through the sale of lottery tickets. During its early years, the academy offered the standard course of study of that time: grammar, Latin, arithmetic, and geography. In 1890 the school was still functioning, and in 1906 it became more securely grounded when it received a state charter. Stock at five dollars per share was sold to raise $5,000 to erect a building on Salem Street in town. The headmaster was J. C. Brown, who afterward became superintendent of schools in Stokes County. However, in 1923 Germanton Academy closed when public schools replaced many private academies throughout North Carolina.
References:
Charles L. Coon, North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840 (1915).
John R. Woodard Jr., Heritage of Stokes County, North Carolina (2 vols., 1982, 1990).
Additional Resources:
Acts passed by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina [1834-1835], NCDCR Digital Collections: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,175069
1 January 2006 | Otterbourg, Ken
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Milton L. Peek replied on Permalink
I am trying to authenticate the parentage of Mary "Polly" Westmoreland who was born about 18 June 1818 in Stokes County, NC; the daughter of John Franklin Westmoreland and Charlotte Horn. She married William More in Stokes County, NC on 21 Feb 1841. If there is any information in any of the books, manuscripts or other resources in your Library concerning Mary Poly Westmoreland, which could be made available to me, I will be most grateful.
Thank you
Milton Peek
ehorton replied on Permalink
Thanks for using NCpedia in your research. I tried sending an email connecting you with Reference Services for further assistance in your research, but the email address you submitted with the comment would not work. Feel free to contact Reference Services--their direct email address is slnc.reference@ncdcr.gov. Additional contact information may be found for them at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/reference/reference.html. Good luck!
Emily Horton, Government & Heritage Library, State Library of NC
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