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...
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...
“When Duty Calls, ‘Tis Ours to Obey”. The Hanley Hose Company, incorporated in 1869, is a Chester institution. In 1886 the city gives Hanley what is reportedly its first steam-powered fire engine.
Edwin A. Howell was born on May 11, 1871 in New Market, N. J. In 1887, his father was hired by PMC as a Professor of Engineering. Having completed one year of study at Alfred University, Howell followed his father and joined the class of 1890. ...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Pennsylvania Military College; Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
In Chapter 16 - Cadet Life 1930-1954, Moll discusses the climate at PMC during Word War II and how the ASTP, ASTRP and later Veterans students shaped the student body. Moll, C.R. (1954). A History of Pennsylvania Military College 1821-1954....
