Miami Military Institute


The Miami Military Institute (MMI) was a military college located in Germantown, Ohio. Originally founded as the Twin Valley College in 1885, the school was reorganized as the all-boys Miami Military Institute in 1894.

Miami Military Institute
Address
West Warren Street

Germantown
,
Ohio

United States
Information
TypeMilitary boarding school
Private
Established1885 (Twin Valley College 1894 (Miami Military Institute)
FounderCol. Orvan Graff Brown
Closed1934
Grades7-12
Campus24 acres (9.7 ha)
Color(s)Blue and white    



The school's parade grounds were on the current location of the Veteran's park in Germantown.

History

In 1885, Orvon Graff Brown leased a propriety in Germantown and used it to establish Twin Valley College, a branch of the Ohio Conservatory of Music. In 1894 the school was reorganized into the Miami Military Institute. The school operated until closing its doors in 1934,[1] due to the drop in enrollment due to the Great Depression.[2]

Almost 150 cadets of the academy served in World War I, more than half of them as commissioned officers. Seven of these cadets died in the conflict.[3]

Post-MMI building history

From the 1937 to the 2001, the building that was once the MMI acted as a Methodist camp, and was affectionately known as "Camp Miami" by locals.[1][4] It was later a very popular location for Urban exploration from the 1990s to 2015.

By 2015, the building was in an extreme state of disrepair. Most of the exterior windows had been broken by vandals and urban explorers trying to gain entry, and the roof was on the verge of collapsing due to lack of maintenance. Restoration was deemed impossible, so during the summer of 2015, the buildings on the site were demolished, and the asphalt parking lot removed. As of 2016, the only remaining structure on the site is the MMI's flagpole. The school's infirmary still stands, on South Main Street in Germantown.

Museum displays

Artifacts from the MMI can be found on display at both the Germantown historical society museum, located on West Center Street, and at the Veteran's Memorial Museum, located on South Main Street.

References
  1. "Maj. S.K. Brown is Dead; Son of Institute Founder". Dayton Daily News. 19 August 1949. p. 40. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. "Miami Military Institute Photographs | Martha McClellan Brown Papers (MS-147)". Wright State University. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Memorial: Gold Stars Service Records". Miami Military Institute. Dayton, OH: 75. 1926 – via Dayton Metro Library.
  4. "Camp Miami, Formerly the Miami Military Institute (MMI)". CardCow.com. The Germantown Press. 1979. Retrieved 10 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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