City Directories and History: The Lewisville Female Academy’s building remains standing in 2016….and is the home of the Gaston family. The Lewisville Academy was long considered a fine educational institute for young ladies of the region.
“Lewisville, an area in the heart of Chester County, was named for the Lewis family, a family that was prominent in the area more than one hundred years ago. The name Lewisville became associated not only with a geographical area but also was used in naming area schools. One of the first schools was the Lewisville Female Seminary which began in the 1840s and operated until the mid-1850s. The pastor of Union Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Richburg took an active part in the school, and one of the trustees prior to the Civil War was William Knox, one of my ancestors.” (Information from: The Bulletin – A publication of the Chester District Genealogical Society)
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