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Field House

Pennsylvania College of Technology History Trail Stop 9

— 1914 • Centennial • 2014 —

 
 
Field House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2018
1. Field House Marker
Inscription.

Constructed in 1999

Built by students in construction-related programs, the Field House is a practice and competition arena for the Penn College Wildcats athletic teams.

Home to various student activities and special campus and community functions, the Field House hosts a wide range of events from career fairs and open houses to dances and community fundraisers.

Photographs and banners of champion athletes and teams are featured inside the facility.

Connecting Campus
Like most of the campus, the land surrounding the Field House once was home to factories and warehouses, part of Williamsport's rich industrial heritage. From West Third Street south to the Susquehanna River, campus acreage once held a variety of companies that manufactured wood products, furniture, iron or steel products as well as salvage yards.

Today, the Field House and its adjacent athletic fields help to connect the instructional facilities at the heart of the campus with student residences at the Rose Street Commons apartment complex at the western perimeter of the campus.

Inside and Outside the Field House (FH)
• Athletic fields and tennis courts

• Intramurals and extramurals

• Special events

[Marker timeline images, from left to right]
• During the Williamsport Area Community College

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era, the Lair was the center of student activities on campus.

• Among the athletes that use the Field House are national champion archers.

• The Wildcat has been the College's official mascot since the beginning of the athletics program at Williamsport Area Community College, a forerunner of Pennsylvania College of Technology.

[School's centennial timeline]
1914 - Williamsport Area School District Adult Education

1941 - Williamsport Technical Institute

1965 - Williamsport Area Community College

1989 - Pennsylvania College of Technology
 
Erected 2014 by Pennsylvania College of Technology.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationMan-Made FeaturesSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.
 
Location. 41° 14.062′ N, 77° 1.685′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. Marker is on College Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker and building are on the Pennsylvania College of Technology campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Parkes Automotive Technology Center (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lycoming Construction Company (about 600 feet away); Thompson Professional Development Center

Field House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2018
2. Field House and Marker
(about 600 feet away); Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center (about 600 feet away); Le Jeune Chef (about 700 feet away); Centennial Mosaic (about 800 feet away); College Avenue Labs (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hager Lifelong Education Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.
 
Also see . . .  Penn College History Trail. (Submitted on August 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Pennsylvania College of Technology Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. Pennsylvania College of Technology Sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on July 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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