Indian College of Harvard is built in Cambridge.

1656

Supported by the New England Company, it is located in Harvard Yard. Built for 20 students, only 3 to 5 ever attend the school. One is reputed to leave school to go to sea; another dies before graduating; a third, Joel Iacoomis, completes his studies but dies just before he is to receive his degree. The only graduate who is Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, who graduates in 1665. but dies of tuberculosis the following winter. The building is converted to a pressroom in 1659* and demolished in 1693 [1692, by 1698].

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  • Mass Moments
  • Bunting, Bainbridge
  • Quill, Ed
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