The Bordentown Military Institute was a private high school in

Bordentown, New Jersey Bordentown is a City (New Jersey), city in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 3,993, an increase of 69 (+1.8%) from the 2010 United ...

, United States, from 1881 to 1973.

History

The institute was created in 1881, when Reverend William Bowen purchased the Spring Villa Female Seminary building and reopened it as the Bordentown Military Institute. In 1972, it was merged with the Lenox School in

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. The combined entity was shut down the following year as the

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reduced the popularity of a military education.

Notable alumni

* John Atamian (1942-2024),

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player * Tim Berra (born 1951),

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who played in the NFL for the

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* Don Browne (1943–2023), media executive who was president of

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following a tenure at

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(born 1949), NFL

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coach * Paul Costa (1941-2015), AFL tight end for the

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* Robert Duncan, first primate and archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America (born 1948) * Joe Duckworth (1921-2007), football

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who played in the NFL for the

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, Major League Baseball manager for the

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and

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* William C. Fels (1916-1964), president of

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(1940-2022), defensive tackle for the

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* Vincent R. Kramer (1918–2001),

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who was a

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expert and was awarded the

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during the

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* Nicholas S. H. Krawciw (1935-2021), commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division of the

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* Floyd Little (born 1942), NFL Hall of Fame running back * Tom Longo (1942-2015), NFL

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for the

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and

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Douglas Palmer Douglas Harold Palmer (born October 19, 1951) is a former politician who was the first African-American mayor of Trenton, New Jersey. Biography Palmer was born in Trenton and attended Trenton public schools. He then graduated from the Bord ...

(born 1951), first African-American mayor of Trenton, New Jersey *

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(born 1932), politician who served in both the

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and the

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(born 1949), former defensive coordinator for the

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and

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* Joe Plumeri (born 1943), Chairman & CEO of

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, and owner of the

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Fischer, Rich
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(1921-2000),

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in 1949 *

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(1880–1918) *

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(born 1948), former NFL offensive tackle

References

{{reflist Defunct schools in New Jersey Educational institutions established in 1881 Educational institutions disestablished in 1973 Schools in Burlington County, New Jersey 1881 establishments in New Jersey 1973 disestablishments in New Jersey