Powder Point Academy
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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[4] with Tabor Academy.[5] Among Powder Point Academy's more notable alumni was Alger Hiss, who attended in 1921-22.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Sargent 1920: 594
- ↑ T. Hiss 1977: 32
- ↑ Burbank 1900: 21
- ↑ DRHS 2001
- ↑ Tabor Academy
- ↑ (Zeligs papers)
References
- Porter Sargent, A Handbook of American Private Schools (Boston, Mass.: P. Sargent, 1920), p. 594
- Tony Hiss, Laughing Last: Alger Hiss by Tony Hiss (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977), ISBN 039524899X
- "Powder Point School," A.S. Burbank, The Pilgrim Town of Duxbury (Plymouth, Mass.: Pilgrim Bookstore, 1900), p. 21
- 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)
- American Memory ([http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress):
- * King Caesar House, King Caesar Road, Powder Point, Duxbury, Plymouth County, MA, American Memory (Library of Congress)
