Delaware Military Academy Circular, 1860. A slave state with sympathies for the South, Delaware experiences conflicting loyalties during the Civil War. The Delaware Military Academy is almost evenly divided between students from the North and...
Henry C. Robinett, Civil War 1861–1865. Robinett (DMA 1860), pictured here leads an artillery battery that successfully defends an important position at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi. In recognition, his battery is renamed “Battery...
Robert Wetherill & Co. Building, 1872. Brothers Robert and Richard Wetherill begin to manufacture Corliss steam engines at their shop at 6th and Upland Streets. Large stationary steam engines enable manufacturers to run more complicated machinery....
The School Moves to Pennsylvania, 1862. The school is uncomfortable with Delaware’s pro-slavery stance and moves to the former Bolmar Academy building in West Chester. The name is changed to Pennsylvania Military Academy. Pictured here is the...
Henry Thomason was the Valedictorian of his P.M.A. class of 1879. He was trained as a doctor and served in the US Military. In 1898, he enlisted in the Spanish American War as Major and Surgeon in the Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He served as an...
These images adorned PMA stationary, commencement brochures and catalogs in the 1800s. One image includes the school's motto "Virtue, Liberty and Independence." PMC used this motto as well.
A View of Chester River by Louise Deshong Woodbridge, 1875. Woodbridge, an artist and pioneering photographer, marries soon after completing this painting and lives with her husband in a large brick home at 14th and Potter Streets. Widener...
Pennsylvania Military Academy Moves to Upland, 1866. Located on the New England to Washington, D.C., railway system, the Upland-Chester area provides a more accessible location for students. The Crozer Normal School building temporarily houses the...
Construction Begins on Old Main, 1867. Designed by John Crump and built by John Shedwick and Son, Old Main opens to incoming students in September 1868. This building contains both classrooms and cadet living quarters. Two years later, the school...
Lazaretto Quarantine Station. Built in 1799 in response to yellow fever, cholera, and other serious epidemics, the Lazaretto serves as a quarantine hospital for immigrants entering the United States. It processes all ships and passengers arriving...
