In 1814, Harriet Sketchly and Martha Sketchly arrived and expanded the female department of the academy considerably so that by 1849, it became the Chowan Baptist Female Institute, the forerunner of Chowan University.
Harriet Sketchly and Martha Sketchly arrived. This was in 1814. Harriet Sketchly and Martha Sketchly expanded the female department of the academy considerably so that by 1849, it became the Chowan Baptist Female Institute. This was in 1814. The Chowan Baptist Female Institute was the forerunner of Chowan University.