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Jericho Academy
JERICHO ACADEMY
 
(from “The Blair Williams’ Story,” a compilation by friends and colleagues, April 2007,
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Blair [Williams] and Jericho Center.)
​Automobile traffic had always gone through Jericho Center until it reached the southern side, taken an abrupt right turn at the Jericho Academy building, and then continued out of the Center down Barber Farm Road or down Browns Trace toward Richmond.  In an effort to ease traffic flow, the road on the northern side of the Center was cut down, and a plan was made to widen the road and create a curve on the southern edge of the green.  Unfortunately, the Academy building, home to secondary education for all of Jericho until the Jericho High School in the Center was build, sat in the middle of the proposed new highway, and plans were being made to tear it down.  Blair quickly initiated a drive to save the building.  The Ladies Aid Society assisted her in raising money to have the building moved, and Blair donated the land adjacent to her house to which it was moved in 1955.  Today the building is home to the Jericho Town Library and looks as if it had been there since it was built.
​Gail Schermer
Jericho Academy on the move
Jericho Academy on the move
Jericho Academy in its current location
Jericho Academy, now the Town Library, in its current location
Published with the permission of Ms. Schermer, October 21, 2023

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January - March*
Thur - Sat, 11-4​
April 1 -December
Mon - Sat**, 11-4
802-899-3225
(Closed:  Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, December 31, January 1)​
​**. Also open Sundays Thanksgiving through Christmas

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  • Home
  • "Snowflake" Bentley
    • Snowflake Images
  • Old Red Mill
    • A Brief History
    • Guided Tour by Gary Irish
    • Virtual Tour
  • Craft Shop
  • Jericho History
    • History of Jericho
    • Tour of Jericho Corners
    • Where Did They Go?
    • History Through Photos
    • Archived Articles
    • Nearby History
  • Events
  • About Us
    • History of the JHS
    • Governance
    • Contact/Hours
  • Donate