Peekskill Military Academy
| Peekskill Military Academy | |
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| Address | |
| Elm and Hudson Streets Peekskill, New York United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Military academy |
| Opened | 1833 |
| Status | closed |
| Closed | 1968 |
| Campus size | 55 acres (22 ha)[1] |
Peekskill Military Academy was founded as 'Peekskill Academy'. It was a military academy for young men and women, founded in 1833, located in Peekskill, New York, United States. The academy was built by a hanging tree and when a building was built near the great tree (1833), one of the British who was captured and summarily hanged, Daniel Strang’s bones were found buried nearby.[2] In 1841 the academy decided to only admit boys. By 1857 it was known as Peekskill Military Academy.[3] The school song was titled "The Big House on the Hill".[4] The School Motto was 'Stand Firm As An Oak Quit You Like Men'[5] The academy closed in June 1968. The reason identified was a decline in enrollment and lack of endowment. A former faculty member, Roland R. Robinson, founded Eastern Military Academy. The Academy buildings were razed to make room for a new Peekskill High School building.[1] The Ford Administration Building is the last significant structure remaining from the academy and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[6]
During the 1960s, the New York Jets football team used the Academy and its playing field as a summer training camp. Joe Namath was a Jets team member at the time. The team was called the New York Titans till 1963.
Famous Alumni
Famous alumni include funeral director (Martin W Ball) actor Guy Williams, Sandy Weill a banker, writer L. Frank Baum, politician Chauncey Depew. Olympic gold medal winners and world record holders swimming Carl Robie class of 63, and Stephen Rerych class of 64
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