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* [http://drewarchives.org/finding-aids/powder-point-school/ Powder Point School for Boys Collection], Drew Archival Library (Duxbury Rural & Historical Society) | * [http://drewarchives.org/finding-aids/powder-point-school/ Powder Point School for Boys Collection], Drew Archival Library (Duxbury Rural & Historical Society) | ||
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Powder Point Academy (also known as "Powder Point School for Boys") was a private[1] prep school[2] located in Duxbury,[3] Massachusetts. In the 1920's Powder Point merged merged with Tabor Academy.[4] Among Powder Point Academy's more notable alumni was Alger Hiss, who attended in 1921-22.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Porter Sargent, A Handbook of American Private Schools (Boston, Mass.: P. Sargent, 1920), pp. 141, 594
- ↑ "...Powder Point Academy, a boys' prep school in Duxbury, Massachusetts..." Tony Hiss, Laughing Last: Alger Hiss by Tony Hiss (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977), ISBN 039524899X, p. 32
- ↑ "Powder Point School," A.S. Burbank, The Pilgrim Town of Duxbury (Plymouth, Mass.: Pilgrim Bookstore, 1900), p. 21
- ↑ "The Powder Point School for Boys operated successfully for nearly 40 years but eventually merged with Tabor Academy in the 1920’s." Brief History of the King Caesar House, © Duxbury Rural & Historical Society 2001-2009
- ↑ "1921-1922: Attended Powder Point Academy, Duxbury, Mass..." Zeligs, Meyer Aaron. Papers, 1923-1978: Finding Aid. Harvard Law School Library, October 1, 1980
External links
- Powder Point School for Boys Collection, Drew Archival Library (Duxbury Rural & Historical Society)
- Bradford Family Houses in Duxbury, Maritime History in Massachusetts: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary (National Park Service)
- * King Caesar House, King Caesar Road, Powder Point, Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, American Memory (Library of Congress)
