Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Irving Female College

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

1. Irving Female College Marker

Inscription. Site of the College that was chartered in 1857, and named for Washington Irving, a trustee. First women's college in Pennsylvania to grant degrees in arts and sciences. It closed in 1929.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 40° 12.93′ N, 76° 59.977′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on E, Main Street close to Filbert Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsburg PA 17050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American 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: Simpson Ferry Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frankenberger Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); Union Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Occupation of Mechanicsburg (approx. half a mile away); Cumberland Valley Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Colestock Home for Old People (approx. ¾ mile away); Civil War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Mechanicsburg Cemetery Civil War Memorial Plaza (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Irving Female College. (Submitted on July 19, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

2. Irving Female College Marker

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Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

3. Irving Female College

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,787 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.