Canaan in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Noyes Academy
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), August 7, 2022
1. Noyes Academy Marker
Chartered in 1834 by Samuel Noyes and other Canaan citizens, it was the first-known upper-level co-ed school in the US open to African Americans. The school opened in 1835, but months later, outraged opponents used a team of oxen to drag the Academy building down Canaan Street and forced the Black pupils out of town. This brief experiment in educational equality helped launch the public careers of Black leaders Henry Highland Garnet, Alexander Crummell, Thomas Sipkins Sidney. Garnet was the first African American to preach in Congress (1865).
Erected 2015.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 43° 39.918′ N, 72° 2.544′ W. Marker is in Canaan, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is at the intersection of Canaan Street and Apple Blossom Road, on the right when traveling north on Canaan Street. Located in front of the Canaan Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 464 Canaan Street, Canaan NH 03741, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Snow Roller (within shouting distance of this marker); Old North Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Canaan Street
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Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), August 7, 2022
2. Noyes Academy Marker
Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)
3. Noyes Academy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2022, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
