(1784-1854)
A native of Norwich, Vermont, Alden Partridge was a pioneer in American military education. Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1815 to 1817, he returned here in 1819 to found the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy, which, in 1834, became Norwich University, now located in Northfield, VT. Partridge's innovative curriculum, called the "American System of Education", combined military, practical, scientific and liberal instruction. The educational system established here served as a model for eighteen military academies and colleges founded throughout the United States. The Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 and the 1916 legislation which created the Reserve Officers Training Corps are extension of Partridge's theories of education.| HM Number | HMLHO |
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| Placed By | Vermont Division for Historic Preservation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 8:37am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 716863 N 4843544 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.71323333, -72.30806667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 42.794', W 72° 18.484' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 42' 47.64" N, 72° 18' 29.04" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 802 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 244-254 S Main St, Norwich VT 05055, US |
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