Charlotteville Seminary

The New York Conference Seminary in Charlotteville, Schoharie County, New York, also known as Charlotteville Seminary, was a school operated under the auspices of the New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was founded in 1850 with Alonzo Flack as the principal.[1]

One of the school buildings was destroyed by fire in 1856,[2] but the school continued through the purchase and renovation of a hotel. It finally closed in 1875.[3]

## Notable alumni

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* John Emory Andrus
* Frederick J. Bancroft
* Owen Vincent Coffin
* Henry C. Connelly
* Alonzo B. Coons
* Lorenzo Crounse
* Mary Gage Day
* Lansing Hotaling
* Joshua S. Salmon
* Milton Terry
* John Van Schaick
* Lewis Waterman

## References

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1. ^ "Alonzo Flack (1852)". A People's History of the School of Theology. Boston University. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
2. ^ "Site of Charlotteville Seminary". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
3. ^ Roscoe, William E. "History of Schoharie County". Schoharie County NYGenWeb Site. Retrieved June 27, 2023.

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