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Governor Dummer Academy
Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts was established in 1763 through a bequest from the Massachusetts Bay Colony Lieutenant Governor William Dummer . It was the first independent boarding school in the United States.
The academy filled the Colonial era's pressing need for better education, and established the foundation for America's preparatory school tradition.
External links
Governor Dummer Academy website http://www.gda.org/
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