10/18/21

A Visitor to the Academy is Astonished - 1839

On November 1st 1839, the Southern Citizen newspaper published an anonymous Letter to the Editor, written by a mysterious visitor to the Asheboro Female Academy.

This video provides a historically accurate account of a visit to the Academy during its first year of operation.

Prepare to be astonished!

Narrated by Phillip Shore

Edited by Jessica Palmer

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