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January 2, 1841

Preston Academy at Kingwood incorporated

The Virginia General Assembly passed an act which incorporated the Preston Academy at Kingwood, Preston County, directed by the following trustees: Elisha M. Hagans, Izrael Baldwin, Thomas Brown, Solomon P. Herndon, William Sigler, John P. Byrne, John Magee, John R. Stone, William Elliott, Buckner Fairfax, William Brown, and William B. Zinn.

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