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8 Μαρ 2020 · The nation’s first attempt at establishing a juvenile reform facility was built at the Peters Farm on the hill overlooking Lake Chauncy in 1846. It was called the State Reform School for Boys at Westborough.
10 Απρ 2019 · Opened in 1966, this place used to be called the Tryon School for Boys; it’s best known as the reform school where 12-year-old Mike Tyson first learned how to box. Today the official name is...
30 Σεπ 2014 · The school system was graded like regular public schools and the boys were further classified by their character and behavior. The biggest change came in 1886 when the institution changed its name from the Western House of Refuge to the State Industrial School.
The State Reform School for Boys was displaced from its original location by the Westborough Insane Hospital (later known as the Westborough State Hospital) in 1884. As part of the change, the school was renamed the Lyman School for Boys and was moved to Powder Hill off of Route 9 and along Oak Street. The photographs in this exhibit were all ...
Established in Westborough in 1848, the State Reform School for Boys (later known as the Lyman School for Boys) was the first publicly financed reform school in the country. The Lyman School closed in 1971, but its historical legacy continues to draw attention to issues of child welfare today.
The State Reform School for Boys was established in Westborough in 1848 and is considered the first publicly-funded reform school in the United States. It was later reorganized and replaced by the Lyman School for Boys in 1886 and was closed in 1971.
The State Reform School for Boys, later named the State School for Boys, was established in 1853 "for the instruction, employment, and reform of juvenile offenders" ages 8 to 16. Residents were put to farming and brick making in an effort to make them useful and productive citizens.
