Chartering of Washington Academy
- When
- September 24, 1787
- Where
- Washington Academy, Washington, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania General Assembly granted Washington Academy its charter on September 24, 1787, though the school initially lacked faculty, students, and facilities.
On September 24, 1787, the Pennsylvania General Assembly chartered Washington Academy, the institution that would later become Washington College and, ultimately, Washington & Jefferson College. The academy traced its origins to the log cabin schools of three frontier clergymen of the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith. Despite holding a charter, Washington Academy initially operated without a faculty, students, or facilities, and its sister school, Canonsburg Academy, chartered in 1794, was considered firmly ahead of it.
Sources
- Washington & Jefferson College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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