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The Ogden Military Academy was a
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and military academy that operated in
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from 1889 to 1896.


History

The academy was opened on October 1, 1889, with 70 resident students and 50 cadets. The annual fee of $750 covered
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. Some of the academic courses at the school were instructed by
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officers. In 1896, the Utah State Industrial School (later renamed Youth Development Center) took over the site until 1984, when the
Ogden–Weber Technical College Ogden–Weber Technical College (also referred to as OTECH, Ogden-Weber Tech or OWTC) is a public technical college in Ogden, Utah. It is one of the largest of the eight technical colleges within the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). The ...
(formerly known last the Ogden–Weber Applied Technology College) moved its campus to this location. The collected records of the academy from September 1890 to 1893 were transferred from the archives of
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to the Stewart Library at
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.


Notable cadets

* Frederick C. Loofbourow -
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See also

*
List of defunct United States military academies This is a list of military academy, military academies in the United States that are now defunct. Some of these schools have been absorbed into other organizations, or continued under changed name. A * Abingdon Male Academy (VA) * Admiral Bil ...


References


External links


Map of Ogden Military Academy
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Picture of Ogden Military Academy Circa 1896
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