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Peekskill Military Academy

 
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Peekskill Military Academy
Address
Elm and Hudson Streets
Peekskill, New York, United States
Information
Type Military academy
Opened 1833
Status closed
Closed 1968
Campus size 55 acres (22 ha)[1]

Peekskill Military Academy was a military academy for young men, founded in 1833, located in Peekskill, New York, United States. Famous alumni include Sandy Weill. The academy closed in June 1968. A former faculty member founded Eastern Military Academy. The Academy buildings were razed to make room for a new Peekskill High School building.[1]

During the 1960s, the New York Jets football team used the Academy and its playing field as a summer training camp. Joe Namath was a Jets team member at the time.

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