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The '''Parker Academy''' was a private school founded in 1839 [[New Richmond, Ohio]]. The Parker Academy was originally named the Clermont Academy. It was one of the first [[Ohio]] schools which welcomed both boys and girls, regardless of race.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2017/08/nsf-awards-a-336300-grant-to-nkus-parker-academy-project-for-student-research/ | title=NSF awards a $336,300 grant to NKU’s Parker Academy project for student research | work=NKY Tribune | date=31 August 2017 | accessdate=9 February 2020}}</ref> Many of the early students were runaway en[[slaved]] people. The campus included a classroom building, a men's dorm and another dorm for women. The women's dorm still stands, now a private residence. Students were educated in the same classroom, men and women of all races. The founders of the academy were Daniel and Priscilla Parker, who were staunch [[abolitionists]]. Parker Academy closed in 1889. |
The '''Parker Academy''' was a private school founded in 1839 [[New Richmond, Ohio]]. The Parker Academy was originally named the Clermont Academy. It was one of the first [[Ohio]] schools which welcomed both boys and girls, regardless of race.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2017/08/nsf-awards-a-336300-grant-to-nkus-parker-academy-project-for-student-research/ | title=NSF awards a $336,300 grant to NKU’s Parker Academy project for student research | work=NKY Tribune | date=31 August 2017 | accessdate=9 February 2020}}</ref> Many of the early students were runaway en[[slaved]] people. |
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The campus included a classroom building, a men's dorm and another dorm for women. The women's dorm still stands, now a private residence. Students were educated in the same classroom, men and women of all races. The founders of the academy were Daniel and Priscilla Parker, who were staunch [[abolitionists]]. Parker Academy closed in 1889. |
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[[Northern Kentucky University]] faculty and students began the first excavation of the Parker Academy site in May 2015. This project has received support from the Ford Foundation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2016/06/nkus-study-of-parker-academy-excavation-site-draws-attention-to-collaborations-critical-social-issues/ | title=NKU’s work at Parker Academy excavation site draws attention to collaborations, critical social issues | work=NKY Tribune | date=21 June 2016 | accessdate=9 February 2020}}</ref> In 2017, the National Science Foundation awarded a $336,300 grant to the Northern Kentucky University's the project. |
[[Northern Kentucky University]] faculty and students began the first excavation of the Parker Academy site in May 2015. This project has received support from the Ford Foundation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nkytribune.com/2016/06/nkus-study-of-parker-academy-excavation-site-draws-attention-to-collaborations-critical-social-issues/ | title=NKU’s work at Parker Academy excavation site draws attention to collaborations, critical social issues | work=NKY Tribune | date=21 June 2016 | accessdate=9 February 2020}}</ref> In 2017, the National Science Foundation awarded a $336,300 grant to the Northern Kentucky University's the project. |
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The Parker Academy was a private school founded in 1839 New Richmond, Ohio. The Parker Academy was originally named the Clermont Academy. It was one of the first Ohio schools which welcomed both boys and girls, regardless of race.[1] Many of the early students were runaway enslaved people.
The campus included a classroom building, a men's dorm and another dorm for women. The women's dorm still stands, now a private residence. Students were educated in the same classroom, men and women of all races. The founders of the academy were Daniel and Priscilla Parker, who were staunch abolitionists. Parker Academy closed in 1889.
Northern Kentucky University faculty and students began the first excavation of the Parker Academy site in May 2015. This project has received support from the Ford Foundation.[2] In 2017, the National Science Foundation awarded a $336,300 grant to the Northern Kentucky University's the project.
Notable alumni
- James H. Rothrock, justice of Iowa Supreme Court[3]
References
- ^ "NSF awards a $336,300 grant to NKU's Parker Academy project for student research". NKY Tribune. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "NKU's work at Parker Academy excavation site draws attention to collaborations, critical social issues". NKY Tribune. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Lloyd, Frederick (1902). The Iowa Historical Record. p. 50.