Sep10
History of Storer College (Isaac Isaiah Jenkins’ College)
on September 10th, 2011 at 9:25 AMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Storer CollegeFollowing the Civil War, the Reverend Dr. Nathan Cook Brackett established a Freewill Baptist primary school in the Lockwood House on Camp Hill. Brackett’s tireless efforts to establish freedmen’s schools in the area inspired a generous contribution from philanthopist John Storer of Sanford, Maine, who offered $10,000 for the establishment of a school in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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