Santiam Academy was an early primary and secondary school in

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, run by the

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History

The predecessor of the school was founded by

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in 1852 in a

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. Santiam Academy was created on January 18, 1854, by an act of the

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, and a larger building was constructed between 1854 and 1856. Among the members of the first board of trustees were Delazon Smith and David W. Ballard. Attendance at the school dropped after the establishment of a public

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in 1870, and the academy shut down during the 1903–1904 school year. The church then turned the property over to the Lebanon School District. The building was torn down in the 1930s, and in 1945 Santiam School was built on the site, across from Lebanon High School. Santiam School closed in 1982 and was torn down in 2002. The site is now a Lebanon city park.

Notable alumni

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, judge, United States consul general to China, introduced the ring-necked pheasant to the U.S. *

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, U.S. Representative

Notable administrators and faculty

* William Holman Odell, Surveyor General of Oregon, editor of the ''

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'', namesake of Odell Lake

References

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Santiam Academy in Lebanon, Oregon, 1936
Oregon Historic Photograph Collections, Salem Public Library
Guide to the Santiam Academy Student Manuscripts, 1865-1869
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History

Notable alumni

Notable administrators and faculty

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