Mercersburg Female Institute (Mercersburg, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Institutional RG 044

Scope and Contents

The Mercersburg Female Institute collection consists of three catalogs from 1848 and one from 1851.

Dates

Creation: 0000 - 0000

Biographical / Historical

Mercersburg Female Institute was organized when Mrs. Young's Select School for Girls moved from York to Mercersburg in 1848. It was known as Locust Grove School, then Mercersburg Female Institute, then Mercersburg Female Seminary. In 1880 the building became a private residence. Source: Internet search.