The March 19, 1810 incorporation by the commonwealth appropriated $2,000,[4][5] and the academy opened in 1814 for the school year with Samuel Ramsay as the first teacher.[6]
By 1822 the boarding school had three dormitories, libraries, and a gymnasium and beginning in 1826, the academy trustees allowed the Lutheran seminary to use the facility — D. Jacobs established a preparatory school in June 1827 (his brother was a mathematics professor).[7][8]
The facility was purchased at Sheriff's sale in 1829 by Samuel Simon Schmucker and designated the "Gettysburg Gymnasium".[5][9] The 1829 headmaster was Dr. Charles H. Huber, and 2 sons of Mexico's president-elect attended.[10] The last graduation was in 1835.[11]
^"Gettysburg Female Seminary"(Google news archive). Gettysburg Compiler. July 5, 1877. Retrieved 2013-08-28. The School Halls, corner of Washington and High streets, Gettysburg, so long occupied by Mrs. Eyster and others, as a FEMALE SEMINARY, are for Rent for school purposes. For particulars, inquire of MRS. EYSTER residing in the buildings.