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Website. www.washjeff.edu. Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origin to three Presbyterian missionaries in the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith. Early schools grew into two competing academies, with Jefferson College ...
The modern campus of Washington & Jefferson College is located in the City of Washington and the East Washington Borough, small-town communities about 30 miles (48 km) south of Pittsburgh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 60-acre (0.24 km 2 ) campus is home to more than 40 academic, administrative, recreational, and residential buildings. [ 1 ]
A modern view of John McMillan's Log School, the oldest remnant of Washington & Jefferson College. The history of Washington & Jefferson College begins with three log cabin colleges established by three frontier clergymen in the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith. The three men, all graduates from the College of New Jersey ...
Washington BlueSox (2006–2008) Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium is a combined multi-purpose outdoor athletic facility in North Franklin Township, Pennsylvania owned by Washington & Jefferson College. The playing surface is made of FieldTurf, like the college's football stadium, Cameron Stadium. [1] At 233,000-square-foot (21,600 m 2 ...
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Two men, Andrew Wylie and Matthew Brown, each served as president of both Jefferson College and Washington College. Several early presidents of Jefferson College had close ties to John McMillan, including his son-in-law John Watson and his nephew William McMillan. [7] James Dunlap was one of McMillan's early students. [7]
ca. 1836. Old Main is the main academic building at Washington & Jefferson College. [1][2][3] It is the predominant building on campus and has served virtually every student since its construction. [2][4] Its two identical towers, added in 1875, symbolize the union of Washington College and Jefferson College to form Washington & Jefferson ...
In 1852, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity was founded at Jefferson College by two students who had formed a bond while treating their classmates during a typhoid outbreak on campus. [13] By 1863, the Jefferson and Washington chapters merged, as most members had enlisted to fight in the American Civil War. [13]