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Emery Stake Academy (Castle Dale, Utah)

 Organization

Biography

The Emery Stake Academy was founded in 1889 and was the first educational institution to offer a high school level education in southeastern Utah. It was sold in 1922 to the Emery County School District and became Central High School.

Citation:
HistoryToGo.Utah.Gov via WWW, 06 November 2020 (The Emery Stake Academy; founded in 1889; the first high school level educational institution in southeastern Utah; sold in 1922 to the Emery County School District and became Central High School)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Record of the Emery Stake Academy Board of Education

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232503554]
Identifier: MSS 161
Scope and Contents

Handwritten minutes of the meetings of the Emery Stake Academy Board of Education kept by the clerk, William John Seely of Castle Dale, Utah. The meetings were about Mormon Church education in Emery County, Utah. Issues included facilities and curriculum.

Dates: 1889-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Record of the Emery Stake Academy Board of Education

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  • Subject: Education -- Utah -- Emery County -- History -- Sources X

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