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Founding of Phillips Academy
- When
- 1778
- Where
- Andover, Massachusetts
- Part of
- Founding of Phillips Academy
Samuel Phillips Jr. established Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1778, making it the oldest incorporated academy in the United States.
Samuel Phillips Jr., a local Andover businessman, established Phillips Academy in 1778 with the aim of educating Calvinist students for the ministry. The school is the oldest incorporated academy in the United States. Its founding responded to wartime disruption of New England education, and its founders were strongly identified with the Patriot cause.
Sources
- Phillips Academy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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