Syms-Eaton Academy
Defunct schools in VirginiaEducation in Hampton, VirginiaHistory of Hampton, VirginiaUse mdy dates from January 2025
The Syms-Eaton Academy, also known as Syms-Eaton Free School, was a series of schools first established in Hampton, Virginia in 1634 as colonial America's first free public school. Colonists Benjamin Syms and Thomas Eaton both donated resources to provide education for the poor, and the schools they created later combined to become the Syms-Eaton Academy. The academy was eventually succeeded by Hampton High School and the academy's funding incorporated into the city's school system.
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Eaton Street, Hampton Old North Hampton
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| N 37.0262 ° | E -76.341533333333 ° |
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Eaton Street 115
23669 Hampton, Old North Hampton
Virginia, United States
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