EHS, The Magazine of Episcopal High School, Volume 65, No 2 Fall 2013

Alexandria, VA: Episcopal High School, 2013. 175th Anniversary Issue. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling.. 134, [2] p. Includes illustrations. Front cover folds out. Some illustrations in color. Episcopal High School was founded in 1839 as the first high school in Virginia. The Rev. William N. Pendleton and three assistant heads initially taught 35 boys at the boarding facility which occupied 80 acres of land. It was originally known as The Howard School, from its location at the site of an earlier school. It became known affectionately as "The High School". The central administration building, Hoxton House, dates to around 1805, built by Martha Washington's eldest granddaughter, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law. In 1840, Episcopal's student body tripled in size to accommodate more than 100 boys. It continued to grow until the Civil War, when it closed immediately after Federal forces occupied Alexandria in 1861. Some 500 students served as soldiers in the war, many like Rev. Pendleton (who became a Brigadier General) for the Confederacy. For the next five years, school buildings served as part of a large hospital for Federal troops. Poet Walt Whitman served as a nurse in the hospital. The school reopened in 1866, It ultimately became co-educational.