The Academy of Richmond County (also "A.R.C." or Richmond Academy) is a public high school listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in Augusta, Georgia. Originally known as Richmond County Military Academy, and commonly known as Richmond Academy, it was chartered in 1783. This makes it the third oldest existing public high school in the United States, and the oldest existing public high school in the South. Richmond Academy is l...
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The Academy of Richmond County (also "A.R.C." or Richmond Academy) is a public high school listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in Augusta, Georgia. Originally known as Richmond County Military Academy, and commonly known as Richmond Academy, it was chartered in 1783. This makes it the third oldest existing public high school in the United States, and the oldest existing public high school in the South. Richmond Academy is located at the edge of the Summerville district of Augusta.
Initially an all-male, privately funded school, it became a military school after the American Civil War. Richmond Academy ultimately transitioned into a co-educational, traditional high school during the last half of the 20th century. The school retains a large Army JROTC contingent. President George Washington attended graduation ceremonies at ARC in 1791.
In 1926, The Academy of Richmond County moved to its present-day building of Walton Way. The principal of that time, Major George...
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