Waynesburg College plaque once located on the Messenger Building

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Waynesburg College plaque once located on the Messenger Building

Entry/Object ID

2008.2.22

Description

Waynesburg College plaque once located on the outside wall of the Messenger Building on the northeast corner of High and Washington Streets in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The plaque read: "On the second floor of / a building occupying this site / the first classes of / Waynesburg College / were held / September 1849 / pending the erection of the first / college building / Dedicated by the Class of 1929."

Collection

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Made/Created

Artist

No artist / photographer / studio listed.

Date made

1929

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Messenger Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Washington Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: WAYN_AN004_0012

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Notes

Archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008. Source Citation: Waynesburg College plaque once located on the Messenger Building, item no. WAYN_AN004_0012, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).