First Permanent Railroad in the Nation. Originally built in 1810, the Leiper Railroad transports stone from quarries on Crum Creek to the landing on Ridley Creek, a distance of ¾ mile. It stops operation in 1828. Pictured here is the second Leiper...
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 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...
Theodore Hyatt was born on April 28, 1826 in New York. He graduated in 1849 from the College of New Jersey at Princeton, and became an educator. After founding a boarding and day school for boys called the Educational Institute in Wilmington,...
Sun Ship Company Opens, 1916. Sun Ship is founded to produce tankers and freighters for Sun Oil. The company immediately purchases the Robert Wetherill & Co. plant for making tools. During World War II, Sun becomes Chester’s leading employer.
Vacation Bible School, c. 1928. Pastor Abraham Lathem starts the nation’s first Vacation Bible School at the Third Presbyterian Church at 9th and Potter Streets. At its peak, approximately 700 people participate. PMC President Frank Hyatt rents a...
Captain Frank Spang graduated from Pennsylvania Military College in 1939. He distinguished himself as battalion captain of his class, and also as the first four letter athlete in the history of PMC ( he played basketball, golf, tennis, and...
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.
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...
Frank Hyatt, President 1930–1952. A professor of mathematics and instructor in cavalry, Frank Hyatt becomes president 2 weeks after his father’s death. During his tenure, the school changes dramatically, expanding both its physical plant and...
