Wilson College

Wilson College is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Chambersburg, Franklin County, dedicated 1952.

Edgar Ave. across from Ramsey Ave., off US 11 at campus, Chambersburg

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Founded in 1869, and named for Sarah Wilson, its benefactor. One of the oldest colleges for women in the U.S. Opened, 1870, in "Norland," former home of Col. A.K. McClure, close friend of Abraham Lincoln.

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1871 · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1871 · Colton's Township Pennsylvania (1871) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1878 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Route, Gettysburg campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1902 · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering the location of Wilson College, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Wilson College

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