George Walton
George Walton
The oldest high school in Georgia, US is Richmond Academy, founded in 1783.
The Academy and College of Philadelphia which evolved into the University of Pennsylvania, the first Pennsylvania fire department, the first American Hospital, Franklin and Marshall College and the first public lending library.
Augusta, Ga
He founded the first college.
He founded the post office, a fire department, and college.
Earlham College is located in Richmond in Indiana. It is a college that was founded in 1847 by the Quakers. It currently has around 1200 students and it is an independent and residential college.
The French Academy was founded in 1635.
Benjamin Franklin founded the University of Pennsylvania in 1740, now one of the Ivy schools. The University of Pennsylvania claims to be, not the first college (undergraduate only), but the first university (post-undergraduate school) because they founded a medical school in 1765.
Cheshire Academy was founded in 1794. It is a co-educational college-preparatory school located in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.
Earlham College is located in Richmond in Indiana. It is a college that was founded in 1847 by the Quakers. It currently has around 1200 students and it is an independent and residential college.
Franklin & Marshall College is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States. Its roots go back to Franklin College, founded in 1787 with a generous financial contribution from Benjamin Franklin. Marshall College, named after the great Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, was founded in 1836 in Mercersburg, Pa., under the sponsorship of the German Reformed Church. In 1853 Marshall College moved to Lancaster, Pa., and merged with Franklin College to form Franklin & Marshall College. James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, was the first President of the Board of Trustees.