Log College

Log College is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Warminster, Bucks County, dedicated 2008.

Bucks County · dedicated 2008 · 880 N York Rd. (PA 263), near Tennyson Dr., across from Log College Manor apartments, Warminster

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Built by Rev. William Tennent c. 1735, it was the first academy in America for the training of Presbyterian ministers and the first college in Pa. A number of notable revivalist preachers and educators graduated from this rustic school before it closed upon Tennent's death in 1746. Soon after, several Log College graduates helped establish Princeton University in New Jersey. Many other colleges trace their roots to this early institution.

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