Upper Dublin Township near Ambler in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

1. The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women Marker

Inscription. This school was among the first in the nation to educate women for careers in horticulture and agriculture. It was founded in 1910 on this site by Jane Bowne Haines and a "congress of women." Three years later the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association originated here at a meeting sponsored by the school. During WWI & WWII PSHW trained women to grow and preserve food for the war effort. In 1958, PSHW merged with Temple University.

Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Horticulture & Forestry • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 40° 9.862′ N, 75° 11.565′ W. Marker is near Ambler, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Dublin Township. It is on Meetinghouse Road. The marker is located on the grounds of the Temple University Ambler. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 580 Meetinghouse Rd, Ambler PA 19002, 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

and also 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: The Atkinson Family (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Fort Washington (approx. 2.6 miles away); Whitemarsh (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hope Lodge (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Hope Lodge (approx. 3 miles away); On the Wing (approx. 3.4 miles away); Birds of a Feather (approx. 3.4 miles away); Is That an Eagle? (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

2. The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women Marker

Campus Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

3. Campus Entrance

Campus roadway at the entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

4. Campus roadway at the entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.