Triune in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bostick Female Academy
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 23, 2022
1. Bostick Female Academy Marker
Inscription.
Bostick Female Academy. . Dr. Jonathan Bostick, a resident of Triune who died in 1872 at his cotton plantation in Mississippi, bequeathed funds for this school. It was his desire to replace the famed Porter Female Academy, burned by Union soldiers in 1863, and to maintain the tradition of fine schools for boys and girls in the Triune district. The money arrived in 1891 after a long delay. John S. Claybrooke, the only trustee named in Bostick's will still living, used it to buy eleven acres from the Samuel Perkins estate and had this handsome edifice built. Bostick Female Academy's first session was held in 1893. After Hardeman Academy burned in 1904, this building served as the Triune Public School until 1949. It is now a private residence.
Dr. Jonathan Bostick, a resident of Triune who died in 1872 at his cotton plantation in Mississippi, bequeathed funds for this school. It was his desire to replace the famed Porter Female Academy, burned by Union soldiers in 1863, and to maintain the tradition of fine schools for boys and girls in the Triune district. The money arrived in 1891 after a long delay. John S. Claybrooke, the only trustee named in Bostick's will still living, used it to buy eleven acres from the Samuel Perkins estate and had this handsome edifice built. Bostick Female Academy's first session was held in 1893. After Hardeman Academy burned in 1904, this building served as the Triune Public School until 1949. It is now a private residence.
Erected 1999 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 51.135′ N, 86° 39.53′ W. Marker is in Triune, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is at the intersection of Horton Highway (U.S. 31) and Neal Road, on the left when traveling north on Horton Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arrington TN 37014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Also see . . . 1. Bostick Female Academy. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 1, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee.)
2. Bostick Female Academy. National Register of Historic Places Digital Assets entry:
NHRP application and historic photograph. (Submitted on May 14, 2020.)
Photographed By Tom Gillard, March 28, 2012
2. Bostick Female Academa Marker
Photographed By Tom Gillard, March 28, 2012
3. Bostick Female Academy
via NRHP, 1980
4. Bostick Female Academy, 1980
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,204 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on July 24, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. 4. submitted on February 6, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
