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Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College (informally "W&J College", or simply "W&J"), is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, which is located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County, Pennsylvania established by three Presbyterian missionaries to the American frontier in the 1780s: John McMillan, Thaddeus Dod, and Joseph Smith. These early schools eventually grew into two competing academies and colleges, with Canonsburg Academy, later Jefferson College, located in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and Washington Academy, later Washington College, in Washington. These two colleges merged in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College.Template:/box-footer

Sampling at Abernarthy Field Station in 2010. Photo courtesy of Jamie March.

Abernathy Field Station is a 57-acre (230,000 m²) outdoor ecology classroom serving Washington & Jefferson College. The facility, located 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast from the campus in Washington, Pennsylvania is home to several different ecosystems, including mixed deciduous forest, conifers, several springseeps, two perennial streams, wetlands, and a mowed field. These ecosystems support a diverse slate of wildlife, including birds, salamanders, fish, small mammals, white-tailed deer, various insects, and over 100 trees. The station allows faculty and students to study the structure and function of the ecosystems and wildlife in it through coursework and independent research projects. (more...)

Matthew Quay was an immensely powerful Pennsylvania political boss; "kingmaker" (Benjamin Harrison, 1888). "Boss" Quay's political principles and actions stood in contrast to an unusually attractive personality. He was a resident of Beaver, northwest of Pittsburgh; today, his house is a National Historic Landmark.

A view of Jefferson College in 1830

John McMillan's Log School

• ... that the Roberts House (pictured) in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, built in the 1790s, is the last remaining building from Jefferson College?
• ... that the Duncan family, of Duncan glass fame, built a 17 room Queen Anne mansion that was later donated to Washington & Jefferson College and is now used as the college's President’s House?

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