Hopewell Academy (Hopewell, New Jersey)
Defunct schools in New Jersey
Hopewell Academy was a Baptist Latin grammar preparatory school in Hopewell, New Jersey that operated between 1756 and 1767. The academy is noted as the first Baptist educational establishment in the American Colonies. The school was the forerunner of Brown University, with Hopewell alumni James Manning and Hezekiah Smith both playing major roles in the establishment and early administration of the college.
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West Broad Street,
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West Broad Street 19
08525
New Jersey, United States
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