Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lycoming College

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 23, 2018

1. Lycoming College Marker

Inscription.

Lycoming College is a private, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences. It is one of the fifty oldest colleges and universities in the country and holds the distinction of being co-educational since its founding in 1812. Begun as the Williamsport Academy, it moved to this site in 1848 when purchased by the Methodists and renamed the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. Later it was the first private junior college in the state before becoming a four-year institution of higher learning.

Erected 2006 by City of Williamsport.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 41° 14.636′ N, 77° 0.196′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It is on Market Street north of Little League Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American

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Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Peace Tower (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); James V. Brown Library (about 700 feet away); Preachers' Aid Society (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Main (approx. 0.2 miles away); Little League • Big Legacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Symbols Of Our Heritage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Market Square (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.

Also see . . . The History of Lycoming College. (Submitted on July 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 23, 2018

2. Lycoming College Marker

Lycoming College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 23, 2018

3. Lycoming College

Campus gates at Market Street and Little League Boulevard

<i>Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa.</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by Curt Teich Co., circa 1908

4. Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, Pa.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 22, 2018.