Falley Seminary
Falley Seminary (1836-1883) was a preparatory school in Fulton, New York.[1] It was named after M. E. Falley, who gave the school US$3,000 (equivalent to $97,716 in 2021).[2]
History[change | change source]
Falley Seminary was a girls-only school when it started on May 25, 1836. When it started, it was called Fulton Female Seminary. Lucy Maynard Salmon was the first principal of Falley Seminary. On April 11, 1842, the school started allowing men to go to the school.[3] to name was changed to Fulton Academy. On April 11, 1849, it was renamed to Falley Seminary of the Black River Conference. On March 5, 1857, it was named Falley Seminary.[4][5] Later, it was as a post-secondary seminary for the Presbyterian church, and later it was a post-secondary seminary for the Methodist Conference.[6]
Further reading[change | change source]
- Chase, W. Dempster (1890). History and Reunion of Falley Seminary ... (Public domain ed.). Morrill brothers. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Friends of History in Fulton (September 2001). Fulton and the Oswego River. Arcadia Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7385-0933-4. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1885). Historical and Statistical Record of the University of the State of New York: During the Century from 1784 to 1884 (Public domain ed.). Weed, Parsons, printers. p. 619. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Chase, W. Dempster (1890). History and Reunion of Falley Seminary ... Morrill brothers. p. 29.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ French, J. H. (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York (Public domain ed.). Heritage Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7884-2281-2. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Miller, George Frederick (1922). The Academy System of the State of New York (Public domain ed.). J.B.Lyon Company, printers. p. 89-90. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "HISTORY - United States - First United Methodist Church of Fulton". fultonfumc. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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