Charlotte Hall Military Academy
Charlotte Hall Military Academy, located at Charlotte Hall, Maryland, was established as Charlotte Hall School in 1774 by Queen Charlotte to provide for the liberal and pious education of youth to better fit them for the discharge of their duties for the United States. It was one of the oldest educational institutions in the United States, fully accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education.
The landed estate of the school embraced 300 acres (1.2 km2). The School was non-sectarian and of high moral tone. There were many illustrious graduates, persons of all major professions, clergy and congressmen.
The School closed its doors in 1976 because of increasing financial problems. The property is now part of the Charlotte Hall Historic District. It is operated as the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, a program of the Maryland State Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notable alumni
- Edward Bates (1793–1869), United States Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln[1]
- Robert Bowie (1750–1818), Governor of Maryland[1]
- León Febres Cordero (1931-2008), President of Ecuador[1]
- William Barton Wade Dent (1806-1855)
- Daniel Jenifer (1791–1855), congressman from Maryland and U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire[1]
- John Thomson Mason (1787–1850)
- Thomas Parran, Sr. (1860–1955), Surgeon General of the United States from 1936 to 1948[1]
- William B. Rochester (1789-1838)
- Admiral Raphael Semmes (1809–1877), captain CSS Alabama[1]
- Sylvester Stallone (1946- ), attended in 1961[1]
- Owsley Stanley (1935-2011), Underground LSD cook, sound man and financier for the Grateful Dead
- James Thomas (1785-1845), Governor of Maryland[1]
- Richard Thomas (Zarvona) (1833-1875)
- George Watterston (1783–1854), first Librarian of Congress[1]
- John F. Wood, Jr. (1936- ), member Maryland House of Delegates[1]
- David Herold (1842-1865), One of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators[1]
References
External links
- Charlotte Hall School Marker
- History of Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
- Charlotte Hall School, State Routes 5 & 236, Charlotte Hall, St. Mary's County, MD: 1 photo and 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey
- Charlotte Hall School, Administration Building, State Routes 5 & 236, Charlotte Hall, St. Mary's County, MD: 12 photos, 2 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey