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Germantown Academy enrolls students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade and is located in the Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington, having moved from its original Germantown campus in 1965. The original campus, Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
After the founding of Germantown Academy in 1759, the land for the campus was donated by Dr. Charles Bensell, a prominent Germantown landowner and later trustee of Germantown Academy. The first structure erected on campus was the old schoolhouse with belfry. It was built using local Wissahickon schist and was designed in the colonial style ...
1760, Germantown Academy founded; February 1764, the Paxton Boys enter Germantown but disperse after meeting with a delegation headed by Benjamin Franklin; 1770, first American book on pedagogy written by Christopher Dock and published in Germantown; October 4, 1777, Battle of Germantown
Map of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, highlighting Germantown Borough prior to the Act of Consolidation (1854) Germantown (German: Deutschstadt) is an area in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854. The area, which ...
In the longest, continuous high school football rivalry in the country, it was host Penn Charter erasing a deficit and pulling away for a 35-14 win.
A short retaining wall on Germantown Avenue, may have been built in 1777, when the much taller wall around the Upper Burial Ground was built. [2] Knorr, a master builder, is buried in the burial ground. He also constructed the John Johnson House across the street, Cliveden, and the original Germantown Academy. [2]
Big shoes to fill at Germantown Academy. In his 12 seasons, Dence's teams went 67-46-1 with eight winning campaigns. The 67 career victories is the third-most of any coach in school history.
Matt Dence has stepped down after 12 seasons as head football coach at Germantown Academy. He leaves as the third-winningest coach in school history.