Title:
Edgar Wheeler's academy in "Milltown"
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Milltown
Overbrook College
Wheeler High Scool
Overbrook College
Wheeler High Scool
Object ID:
scr-001A-148A
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, Ct.
Pubication Date:
11/17/1988
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Milltown is now North Stonington. Edgar Wheeler wanted an academy of higher learning in his village of Milltown. When he died in 1888, his sister , Jennie, decided to fulfill his dream of a school for Milltown. It opened in 1889 for 12 pupils. Her brother Dwight organized the financial structure to support the school following her death. In 1901 a two-story granite structure was built with classroms on the first floor and a library on the second. Two dormitory cottages were added. This original school is now the town library. The modern Wheeler High School is adjacent.
People:
Lindsey,Susan M.
Tryon, Edna Hewitt
Wheeler, Dudley
Wheeler, Dwight
Wheeler, Edgar
Wheeler, Jennie
Young, Herbert S.
Tryon, Edna Hewitt
Wheeler, Dudley
Wheeler, Dwight
Wheeler, Edgar
Wheeler, Jennie
Young, Herbert S.
Search Terms:
Milltown
Overbrook College
Wheeler High Scool
Overbrook College
Wheeler High Scool