Mercersburg Academy
- Also Known As: Marshall College also Mercersburgh Theological Seminary also Mercersbu
- Address: PA 16
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1836/03/01 | The Pennsylvania General Assembly grants a charter to Marshall College. Dr Frederick Augustus Rauch came from Switzerland to be the first president of the college under the sponsorship of the Reformed Church in the United States. | |||||
1853/00/00 | Marshall College joins with Franklin College in Lancaster, PA, to become Franklin and Marshall College. The preparatory department of Marshall College becomes Marshall Academy, which will later change to Marshall Collegiate Institute. | |||||
1923/09/00 | James Stewart | Education | Jimmy Stewart enters Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. | |||
1928/06/00 | James Stewart | Education | Jimmy Stewart graduates from Mercersburg Academy. | |||
1935/00/00 | Walter Farley | Education | Walter Farley attends Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania and continues to work on THE BLACK STALLION | The Black Stallion (book) |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
Franklin and Marshall College Campus Historic District |
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Particulars for Mercersburg Academy: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Higher Learning | College |
Area of Significance | Education |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Architectural Style | Late Gothic Revival |
Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
Owner | Private |
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