The Schools of Pennsylvania
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The Schools of Pennsylvania |
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Gettysburg College |
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| Founded: | 1832 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bullets | |
| Colors: | Orange, Blue | |
| Motto: | Do Great Work | |
| Location: | Gettysburg | |
| During the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Hall, or Old Dorm, was used as both a signal corps station and field hospital. Penn Hall is an interesting anomaly in the battle. Due to the geographic position it held, it was used by both Confederate and Union troops during the battle for signal work and surgery. (Wikipedia) | ||
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Kings College |
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| Founded: | 1946 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Monarchs / Lion | |
| Colors: | Red, Gold | |
| Motto: | "Oportet Eum Regnare" (It Is Fitting that He Should Reign) |
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| Location: | Wilkes-Barre | |
| Founded along the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre the school with the original intention of helping the children of local coal miners attend college. J.J.'s father graduated from Kings. | ||
Lafayette College |
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| Founded: | 1826 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Leopard | |
| Colors: | Maroon, White | |
| Motto: | Veritas liberabit (The truth shall set you free) | |
| Location: | Easton | |
| The founders voted to name the school after General Lafayette, who famously toured the country in 1824, as "a testimony of respect for [his] talents, virtues, and signal services...the great cause of freedom" (Wikipedia) | ||
Lehigh University |
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| Founded: | 1865 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Mountain Hawks | |
| Colors: | Brown, White | |
| Motto: | Homo minister et interpres naturae (Man, the servant and interpreter of nature) | |
| Location: | Bethlahem | |
| Asa Packer named his university 'Lehigh' after his other passion, the railroad, despite suggestions from some to call it 'Packer University'. (Wikipedia) | ||
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Pennsylvania State University |
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| Founded: | 1855 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Nitany Lions | |
| Colors: | Blue, White | |
| Motto: | We are Penn State! | |
| Location: | State College | |
| Beaver Stadium in State College is currently (2008) the largest football stadium in the United States, seating over 107,000 people. With State College in the middle of nowhere, it gives the people someplace to go. | ||
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Photos by J.J. Kwashnak
Updated December 2011