is this true?

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<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_School[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_School&lt;/a&gt;
look under history. it says this was the first boarding school in america. it cant be true</p>

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<p>Its not true. Here’s what is says:
Indian Springs School was the first boarding school in America and the first school in the southeast to be recognized by the Malone Family Foundation with a $2-million grant to underwrite tuition and other expenses for gifted students whose families could not otherwise afford an independent school.
It was the first boarding school in America to be recognized by the malone Family Foundation</p>

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<p>ahah thank you for clairfing that</p>

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<p>you’re welcome.</p>

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<p>out of curiosity. . .what is the first one?</p>

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<p>I think its The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, MA. Founded by Lt. (?) Governor Dummer</p>

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<p>I think Phillips Academy was the first incorporated one in 1778. Then came Phillips Exeter in 1781.</p>

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<p>Copy and paste from Wikipedia: [The</a> Governor’s Academy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Governor’s_Academy]The"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Governor’s_Academy)
The school was established in 1763, and is the United States’ oldest continuously-operating independent boarding school.[1]</p>

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<p>My dad went to Indian Springs along w most of my male family members… Its a great school… Small, kinda alternative great people overall.</p>

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<p>That’s interesting. Samuel Phillips (founder of PA) was actually an alumni of Governor Dummer Academy. Even the mottos are similar. I remember reading somewhere that PA was the first incorporated one. 'Not sure what the significance of that is. The Governor’s Academy obviously predates PA.</p>