The Governor's Academy
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The Governor's Academy is a co-educational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Byfield, Massachusetts. Established in 1763 in memory of Massachusetts governor William Dummer, Governor's is
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Mansion House, formerly the residence of William Dummer
William Dummer
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William Dummer was a politician and colonial administrator who spent the majority of his life in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Dummer served as the colony's lieutenant governor from 1716 to 1730,
The Governor's Academy
…is a co-educational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Byfield, Massachusetts. Established in 1763 in memory of Massachusetts governor William Dummer, Governor's is the oldest boarding school in New England. Governor's educates approximately 400 students in grades 9–12, roughly 60% of whom live on…
Portrait of Dummer
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Page from a 1724 letter by Captain Thomas Stoddard describing plan for Fort Dummer
A 19th century depiction of the death of Sebastian Rale in the 1724 Battle of Norridgewock