Shenandoah Valley Military Academy Explained

Shenandoah Valley Military Academy, also known as Shenandoah Valley Academy, was an independent boarding school for boys in Winchester, Virginia, USA.^[1] It was founded in 1764 as the Winchester Academy,^[2] and was chartered by the Burgesses of Virginia in 1785.^[3] In 1861, the Winchester Academy closed with the advent of the Civil War. The institution reopened as the Shenandoah Valley Academy in 1865.^[4]

The institution closed in 1939.

See also

• Shenandoah Valley Academy Records, collection available at the Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA

Notes and References

1. Book: Bulletin . 1935 . U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education . 68 . en.
2. Book: Hellmann, Paul T. . Historical Gazetteer of the United States . 2006-02-14 . Routledge . 978-1-135-94859-7 . 1168-1170 . en.
3. Quarles, Garland R. The Schools of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester, Virginia: Farmers and Merchants National Bank, 1964.
4. Web site: June 2022 . The Shenandoah Valley Academy Collection, Shenandoah Valley Academy Records Handley Regional Library System . 2024-11-14 . www.handleyregional.org . en.