Tuscarora Academy

Tuscarora Academy
Nearest city Mifflintown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°29′51″N 77°29′18″W / 40.49750°N 77.48833°WCoordinates: 40°29′51″N 77°29′18″W / 40.49750°N 77.48833°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1816
Governing body State
NRHP Reference #

72001125

[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 30, 1972
Designated PHMC March 20, 1968[2]

The Tuscarora Academy in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania is a building from 1816. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1][3]

The academy is located about a mile west of the Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge which is also listed on the National Register.[4]

Notable alumni

• Captain James J. Patterson - instructor, Union army officer, author, and farmer

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes PA Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tuscarora Academy" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Tobi Casner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-29.

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