Lower Oxford Township near Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lincoln University

Photographed by William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

1. Lincoln University Marker

Inscription. Chartered as Ashmun Institute, April 29, 1854. Founded by Rev. John Miller Dickey for the purpose of providing liberal higher education for people of African ancestry in America. In 1866, it became Lincoln University, interracial and international.

Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 29, 1853.

Location. 39° 48.636′ N, 75° 55.677′ W. Marker is near Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Lower Oxford Township. It is on Baltimore Pike 0.1 miles north of Maple Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1570 Baltimore Pike, Lincoln University PA 19352, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hosanna Meeting House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Amos House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pleasant View (approx. 2 miles away); Villa Nova (approx. 2.6 miles away); Sunset Park

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Hopewell Bell Tower (approx. 3.2 miles away); 4 South 3rd Street (approx. 3.2 miles away); 8 South 3rd Street (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln University.

Also see . . .
1. Lincoln University website. (Submitted on June 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Lincoln University - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Additional keywords. HBCU, HBCUs

Marker sits in front of this building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

2. Marker sits in front of this building.

House recently burned. Probably an original building of Lincoln University.

One of Lincoln's modern buildings. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, May 31, 2008

3. One of Lincoln's modern buildings.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,172 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.