Hartley College

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Hartley College is a college in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka, which was founded in 1838. It was named after Wesleyan priest and missionary Rev. Hartley.

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[edit] History

The school was founded in 1838 by Rev. Dr. Peter Percival as the Wesleyan Mission Central School at the current site of the Methodist Girls' High School. In 1874, it moved to the current site. The name was changed to Christ Church School in 1912, and changed to its current name in 1916. Following a fire in 1984, the school moved to Puttalai from 1985 to 1990. In 1989, the school appeared on a postage stamp issued to commemorate its 150th anniversary. From 1996 to 2002, part of the school was occupied by the Sri Lanka Army, and the school remains in a high security zone.[1] In 2005, part of the school was destroyed by a grenade thrown from a motorcycle.[2]

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  1. ^ HSZ blocks progress of Hartley and Methodist schools. TamilNet (2003-07-17). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
  2. ^ Grenade attack on SLA sentry near Point Pedro schools. TamilNet (2005-11-19). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
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