Santiam Academy

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Santiam Academy
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Academy building in 1936
Active1852–1903
Location, ,
United States

44°32′43″N122°54′30″W / 44.54515°N 122.90825°W / 44.54515; -122.90825
Affiliations Methodist Episcopal Church

Santiam Academy was an early primary and secondary school in Lebanon, Oregon, United States, run by the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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History

The predecessor of the school was founded by pioneers in 1852 in a log cabin. Santiam Academy was created on January 18, 1854, by an act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and a larger building was constructed between 1854 and 1856. [1] Among the members of the first board of trustees were Delazon Smith and David W. Ballard. [2] [3]

Attendance at the school dropped after the establishment of a public school district in 1870, and the academy shut down during the 1903–1904 school year. [1] The church then turned the property over to the Lebanon School District. The building was torn down in the 1930s; in 1945, Santiam School was built on the site, across from Lebanon High School. Santiam School closed in 1982 and was torn down in 2002. [1] The site is now a Lebanon city park.

Notable alumni

Notable administrators and faculty

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References

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