{"id":3796,"date":"2015-03-18T17:35:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T17:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rootsandrecall.com\/richland\/?post_type=buildings&p=3796"},"modified":"2024-05-30T12:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:12:30","slug":"minerva-academy","status":"publish","type":"buildings","link":"https:\/\/www.rootsandrecall.com\/richland\/buildings\/minerva-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

City Directories and History:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0“Minerva Academy, located in the community of Minervaville, between Cabin Branch and Cedar Creek, was founded by the Minerva Society. They petitioned for incorporation November 29, 1802.\u00a0The children of many prominent families attended the school, among them were three of the grandsons of Joel Adams I (1750-1830) and Grace Weston Adams.<\/p>\n

The school was said to be in charge of Professor William James Bingham who later founded the Bingham School in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

In 1834 the Minerva Academy was closed and by an Act of Legislature, December 18, 1834, the trustees were authorized to sell the property and after paying the debts to turn the money over to the Beulah Baptist Church.”<\/p>\n

Information from: Names in South Carolina<\/em> by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC<\/p>\n

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See #65: Richland County Historic Sites and Structures Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n

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City Directories and History:\u00a0 \u00a0“Minerva Academy, located in the community of Minervaville, between Cabin Branch and Cedar Creek, was founded by the Minerva Society. They petitioned for incorporation November 29, 1802.\u00a0The children of many prominent families attended the school, among them were three of the grandsons of Joel Adams I (1750-1830) and Grace Weston Adams…. <\/p>\n

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