Academy

One Quarter mile NW of here in a grove of oak tress on the south bank of Dog Creek was established "The Academy" in 1872. It was the first secondary school in Fresno County. J.D. Collins, later Sheriff was the first teacher. Just easterly of The Academy stood the small M. E. South Church built in 1869, and still in use., The stage route from Visalia to Millerton passed nearby and soon a small village sprang up including a hotel, store, stables, and a Post Office to which the name "Academy" attached. Later it was a stopping place for the Tollhouse Teamsters., Many of Fresno County's earliest families settled hereabout engaging in the sheep and later the cattle business. Many of them and their descendants now rest in the nearby pioneer cemetery.

Dedicated November 19, 1967

Jim Savage Chapter

E Clampus Vitus. . This historical marker was erected in 1967 by E Clampus Vitus, Jim Savage Chapter 1852. It is Near Clovis in Fresno County California