Peacock Military Academy
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The Peacock Military Academy Drum & Bugle Corps was based out of San Antonio and was one of the earliest established corps in the United States.
Earliest known picture of P.M.A. Corps - 1908
[edit] History
The Peacock Military Academy was originally a school for boys based out of San Antonio, Texas, established at the end of the 19th Century. It later developed into a full-fledged military school. Initially, the school offered instrumental lessons and had a school orchestra. By 1908, A drum and bugle corps had been established, coinciding with the school's change into a more militaristic facility.
Through the 1920's and 1930's the corps made regular trips to the State Fair of Texas, both to perform and compete against other drum and bugle corps throughout the state. The corps ended when the school closed in 1973.
Collage from around the 1920's.
[edit] Trivia
- With it's existance going back to at least 1908, this makes the P.M.A. corps one of the first corps founded in the United States.
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