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Oakland College is founded a few miles southwest of Port Gibson, Mississippi. Its founder is Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, a Princeton Seminary graduate who moved to Mississippi with the goal of planting churches and starting schools where the gospel would be taught. He works with philanthropist David Hunt and the Presbytery of Mississippi to open the school.
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Chamberlain-Hunt Academy is a Christian, military, boarding school established by the Presbytery of Mississippi in Port Gibson in 1879.
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Oakland College is disbanded and the buildings are sold to the State of Mississippi, which uses them to found Alcorn State University.
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Chamberlain-Hunt was founded as a boarding school for boys in 1879 and has been in constant operation since that time. The Presbytery of Mississippi uses the proceeds from the sale of the buildings to found Chamberlain-Hunt in Port Gibson. The school is named for Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, the first president of Oakland College, and Mr. David Hunt. The school meets in the Annex of the Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson.
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Chamberlain-Hunt introduces a military component.
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The Academy moves to its present location. Its first two buildings are designed by noted New York architect George Palliser.
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The school becomes a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
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Chamberlain-Hunt becomes a full military school.
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Chamberlain-Hunt becomes a charter member of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS).
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The Academy becomes co-educational, allowing girls to enroll as day students.
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Chamberlain-Hunt comes under the governance of the Board of French Camp Academy, located in French Camp, Mississippi. Both schools offer programs focused on building character through discipline, but only Chamberlain-Hunt utilizes the military model.
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Chamberlain-Hunt is received into the Association of Christian Schools International (ASCI).
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Chamberlain-Hunt and Claiborne Education Foundation partner for membership in the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).
