Wilson College

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Stock #: 392175
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Chambersburg
State: Pennsylvania (PA)
County: Franklin
Publisher: Kelly Studio
Postmark: 1961 Jul-5
PM City: Chambersburg
PM State: PA
Stamp: 3c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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One of the oldest colleges for women in the US. Was opened in "Norland," Former home of Co. A.K. McClure in 1870. Col. McClure, a newspaper publisher was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. Norland was partially destroyed by fire by Confederate cavalry in 1864 when the town of Chambersburg was burned for refusing to pay a ransom to save the town

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