Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science
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N 40° 01.281 W 075° 11.498
18T E 483647 N 4430144
In a historic move, the Board of Trustees voted to change the College's name to Philadelphia University, the first private university to be named exclusively after the City of Philadelphia.
Waymark Code: WM7WF3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2009
Views: 6
Marker Text: Present campus of America's first textile college. Founded as the Philadelphia Textile School in 1884, it provided needed technical education to improve the manufacture and quality of domestic fabrics.
Marker Name: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 05/16/1969
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Campus, School House land near Henry Ave., Germantown
Category: Education
Website: [Web Link]
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