Bronze tablet on brick pillar at the entrance to the campus of Franklin and Marshall College. It was placed there in celebration of the joint sesquicentennial of the Constitution of the United States and the college. In addition, these original trustees of the college - Thomas McKean, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush and George Clymer - were recognized, as was Benjamin Franklin, who was a patron of the college. Erected in 1937.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Bronze tablet on the old stone parsonage of Trinity Lutheran Church. It was here at 33 North Duke Street that the Reverend Gotthilf Henry Muhlenberg lived during his thirty five years as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. In addition to being an authority among botanitsts, Dr. Muhlenberg also served as first president of Franklin College. Monument erected in 1929.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Granite stone and bronze tablet on the lawn of the New Holland High School in honor of Frederick Valentien Melsheimer who founded a common school here in 1787. He was the second president of Franklin College and was known as the "Father of American Entomology" to scientists. Monument erected in 1937.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
