The city of York in south-central Pennsylvania once boasted a remarkable educational enterprise.
The following is an excerpt from the Wiki entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_College_of_Pennsylvania
“…the York County Academy, a school opened in the 1770s in downtown York, Pennsylvania was connected to St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was led by Rev. John Andrews, D.D.
In 1787, the school received its charter from the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and was incorporated as the York County Academy.
The Academy held a close connection with St. John’s Church in York from that time until 1799.
Thaddeus Stevens taught at the academy in 1815–1816, prior to establishing his law practice and serving as a U.S. congressman…”.
This was the first secondary school west of the Susquehanna, and was unique in offering (for a few years) coeducational classes.
Although nothing remains of the physical structure of the York County Academy (which is pictured in the postcard photograph), the institution evolved into the York College of Pennsylvania.
This postcard view was published by the American News Company of New York – it was printed in Leipzig or Berlin.
This postcard illustration of the York County Academy was mailed from York in October of 1906.
Addressed to Mrs. John G. Martin of Nashville, PA the postcard bears the receiving postmark of Nashville.
Nashville, Pa is located in Jackson Township, southwest of York -on the road to Spring Grove and Hanover.
https://jacksontwpyork.org/about-us/township-history
The post office in Nashville was closed in 1918 – this receiving postmark is rather rare.
The condition of the card is not good; it is badly worn, faded, marked, and distressed.
I made no effort to remove (digitally) any blemishes or marks from the scanned image of the card, as I have done with some other vintage postcards.
The message written in red on the face is mostly illegible, but we can see that Mrs. Martin is addressed as “Lucy”.
The writer announces that they will “be up on Sunday”.
The postcard was published by the American News Company of New York.
The printing of the postcard was done in Leipzig or Berlin.
I was glad to find that the history of this amazing institution is preserved in various sources related to York College of Pennsylvania.
