When Utica Free Academy was closed in 1987 there was very little known about the origin of it's predecessor, The Utica Academy. Just as Moses Bagg is the only name most Uticans identify as an original Utican, the only thing known about The Utica Academy was that it started in 1814. This is due to the fact that very few if any Uticans have ever seen the original Charter of The Utica Academy and therefore, they never knew who the founders were. Today we take great pleasure in introducing 25 citizens of the Village of Utica, who in the midst of the War of 1812, took time to establish a vital part of our educational system that is still functioning almost 200 years later. This history was finally revealed when we received a microfilm copy of the original Charter from Albany. Every name listed on the Charter of 1814 was eventually found in Moses Bagg's book entitled The Pioneers of Utica. This book is a three-generation effort by the Bagg family, beginning with Moses Bagg, who arrived in Old Fort Schuyler in 1794. The book provides information on the people who first settled our area starting in the 1780's. This compilation of information was carried on by Moses Bagg, Jr., after his father's death and finalized by Moses M. Bagg, MD and published in 1877. An additional source of information about the Charter Members was “Annals and Recollections of Oneida County” by Pomroy Jones, published in 1851. View copy of original charter.
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