Wilson College
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deano1943
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Wilson College Marker is located at Edgar Avenue near Ramsey Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM2D6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2005
Views: 15
Founded in 1869, and named for Sarah Wilson, its benefactor. One of the oldest colleges for women in the U.S. Opened, 1870, in "Norland", former home of Col. A.K. McClure, close friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Marker Name: Wilson College
County: Franklin
Date Dedicated: 10/10/1952
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Edgar Avenue near Ramsey Avenue, off U.S. 11 at Campus
Category: Women, Education
Website: Not listed
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