Search results
The Kentucky Military Institute ( KMI) was a military preparatory school in Lyndon, Kentucky, and Venice, Florida, in operation from 1845 to 1971.
The oldest private military preparatory school in the United States. Chartered in 1847 by the State of Kentucky. This Alumni website is a place where KMI alumni can reminisce about the KMI of years past and chat and inform each other about today's events and happenings in their lives.
Kentucky Military Institute, Lyndon, Kentucky. 372 likes · 1 talking about this.
- 395
- 370
The Kentucky Military Institute was a military preparatory boarding school from 1845 to 1971, chartered by the state legislature in 1847. It had several homes, with the longest in Lyndon, Kentucky, outside of Louisville.
The Kentucky Military Institute (KMI) was a military preparatory school in Lyndon, Kentucky, and Venice, Florida, in operation from 1845 to 1971. One of the oldest traditional military prep schools in the United States, KMI was maintained in the vein of the Virginia Military Institute, in that...
In 1845, Allen purchased property south of Frankfort, KY, believing it would be a good location for a private military school. Established as the Kentucky Military Institute it had a reputation for excellent instructors, strict discipline and demanding academic courses.
The Kentucky Military Institute was established by Colonel Robert Thomas Pircairn Allen, a graduate of West Point, who was experienced in military and education. After graduation in 1834, Allen served as a captain in the Seminole War and supervised military activities on Lake Michigan.
