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On October 6, 2006, a historical marker was dedicated at the site of the Utica Academy, the city's original secondary school.
After much controversy regarding a site for an Academy building it was resolved that two lots, on what is now Bleecker Street adjacent to Chancellor Square, would accommodate the structure to be financed via public subscriptions.
There were over 100 students enrolled in 1840, necessitating an unprecedented force of five teachers. In 1858 the school enrollment was 214 with most students coming from Utica and its environs, however, also from throughout the state and indeed throughout the country. On March 27, 1865 the building burned and operations were suspended during its reconstruction. The school reopened in 1870, with its last year of operation in 1907.
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 Richard Bremmer, His Honor Mayor Timothy J. Julian, Dennis Thompson |
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