Name/Title
Fort Edward Collegiate Institute Photo PostcardEntry/Object ID
2024.3.10Description
Fort Edward Collegiate Institute Photo Postcard postmarked 1909.
Mailed to Mr. Ellis Eldridge 74 Phillip St., Albany, NY
"The original building of the institute was erected in 1854 and burned in 1877. It was rebuilt in 1881 with Dr. Joseph E. King as principal throughout its history. The Institute educated thousands of men and women from approximately 25 states and 17 foriegn countries." * The rebuilt school then burned again in 1910, a year after this postcard was mailed. The structure on Seminary Street was never rebuilt.
*(Taken from Fort Edward and Sandy Hill in the Nineteenth Century published by the Fort Edward Historical Society )