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Washington and Jefferson College

 
 
Washington and Jefferson College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011
1. Washington and Jefferson College Marker
Inscription. Chartered history begins with the founding of Washington Academy in 1787. Section of the Administration Building erected, 1793. Washington College (1806) and Jefferson College (1802) united in March, 1865.
 
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1865.
 
Location. 40° 10.29′ N, 80° 14.505′ W. Marker is in Washington, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on East Beau Street (Pennsylvania Route 136) 0.1 miles east of South College Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington PA 15301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. 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: Juncta Juvant - Together We Thrive (within shouting distance of this marker); Patton Lyon Logan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rev. Thomas Cochran Campbell (about 300 feet away); C.P.T. Moore - W.H. Letherman (about 300 feet away); Gamma Chapter of Beta Theta Pi (about 300 feet away); Charles F. West, M.D.
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(about 400 feet away); Washington and Greene Counties Labor Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Washington and Jefferson College (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
 
Also see . . .  Washington & Jefferson College. (Submitted on August 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Washington and Jefferson College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011
2. Washington and Jefferson College Marker
Facing west on Beau Street
Washington and Jefferson College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011
3. Washington and Jefferson College Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 721 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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