60th Anniversary of Washington’s Stay in Chester. General George Washington stays at this hotel after his defeat at the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. It is later renamed Washington House.
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...
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...
The Harvey Grammar School, 1906. Built in 1867 as the city’s first high school, in the early 1900s it is converted to a grammar school for the growing African American population. Most Chester schools remain in a state of de facto segregation...
George Bjotvedt graduated from PMC in 1951, and began his tour of duty in Korea in 1952. When he reached Korea, he and his peers were randomly assigned to infantry divisions. Bjotvedt served with the 65th Puerto Rican Regiment, gaining a smattering...
Henry C. Robinett, Civil War 1861–1865. Robinett (DMA 1860), pictured with General Ulysses S. Grant and other members of his staff, leads an artillery battery that successfully defends an important position at the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi....
William John Wolfgram excelled academically, at every program that he attended, and demonstrated a strong dedication to military service at a young age. With his academic and military achievements, and his impressive wartime record, he serves as...
Incinerator Fight Goes to U.S. Supreme Court, 1996. The citizens’ group, Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, wages a successful battle to prevent the establishment of a waste incinerator in Chester.
