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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:

L.D.S. Church academies music departments, 1905-1921

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490315]
Identifier: MSS 650
Scope and Contents

Handwritten reminiscences. The date of its composition is uncertain. Driggs writes about his teaching activities in the music departments of several academies owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Arizona. He also relates his experiences as a student at Brigham Young University.

Dates: approximately 1950

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