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 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...
President Hoover at the B&O Railroad Station, 1929. President Hoover reviews the cadets as he and Mrs. Hoover are en route to the final World Series Game in Philadelphia. Although the train stops for a complete minute, the event becomes known...
World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war; Pennsylvania Military College; Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
On pages 199; 209-211, DelVecchio describes the ASTP and ASTRP Programs. DelVecchio, V. (1997). Beneath the Dome - The Story of Pennsylvania Military College. Santa Barbara, CA.
Seal of the Society for the Abolition of Slavery in England from 1837 Broadside. U.S. abolitionists adopt this seal for their increasingly vocal movement.
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....
