Author: Louisburg College

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-03

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9780332381435

Excerpt from The Oak, 1938 Vtn the county of Franklin was formed in 1779 three commissioners wcrc appointed to locate the county seat and provide for the needs of the town and county. They purchased one hundred acres at the Fords of the Tar, and here has developed the town of Louisburg. These were wise men in that they at once made provision for the education of youth. On the elevation overlooking the Fords and surrounding country twenty-six acres of land were reserved for school purposes. The principal street of the city now divides the lot into halves. One of which became the property of the city schools. The other was secured by the Louisburg Female College Corporation, now Louisburg College. In 1779 a suitable building was erected and Franklin Academy for Males and Females started on its career of usefulness under the guiding hand of Matthew Dickerson, the maternal uncle of David Dudley Field. The charter was granted in 1786. But a few years later it was thought best to separate the male and female depart ments, and in 1802 the Louisburg Female Seminary was chartered. The school has had all the struggles incident to private and unendowed institutions, but at no time has its service to the commonwealth been small. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.