Corinna Union Academy was a historic school in

Corinna, Maine Corinna is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bangor metropolitan statistical area. The village of Corinna is in the southern part of the town. History It was fi ...

that is now a museum. Corinna Union Academy was founded in 1851 when seventy citizens founded an organization and constructed the high school academy building. In 1852 the Maine legislature provided the school with a charter. The building was expanded in 1931. Corinna Union Academy closed in 1968 as a high school and local students began attending Nokomis Regional High, SAD 48, but the building was still used as Corinna Junior High until it closed in 1998.

Notable alumni

*Gilbert Patten, author of dime novels *Grenville C. Emery, founder of Harvard-Westlake School

References

External links

Town of Corinna: Corinna Historical Society Museum
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