Clarke's Academy

Clarke’s Academy in Berryville (Carroll County); circa late 1800s. Long used as a training center for northern Arkansas youth, the building was originally constructed by Professor Isaac A. Clarke to house an academy that opened in 1867.

Group photo of white men and women in yard and on balcony outside multistory brick building

Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

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Time Period

Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age (1875 - 1900)

Category

Carroll / Cities and Towns / Counties, Cities, and Towns

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Place

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