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[[Image:olddorm.png|thumb|Schmucker Hall at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]] |
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The '''Lutheran Theological Seminary''' at [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]], is America's oldest Lutheran Seminary. The institution was founded in 1826 by [[Samuel Simon Schmucker]], a leading Pennsylvania [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]], and is affiliated with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church |
The '''Lutheran Theological Seminary''' at [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]], is America's oldest Lutheran Seminary. The institution was founded in 1826 by [[Samuel Simon Schmucker]], a leading Pennsylvania [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]], and is affiliated with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]. |
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Schmucker Hall, or Old Dorm, was used as a [[Signal Corps]] station and [[field hospital]] during the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]. It now houses the [[Adams County, Pennsylvania | Adams County]] Historical Society. The seminary gives its name to the geographical feature, [[Seminary Ridge]], which was the site of fierce fighting on the first day of the battle, [[July 1]], [[1863]]. |
Schmucker Hall, or Old Dorm, was used as a [[Signal Corps]] station and [[field hospital]] during the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]. It now houses the [[Adams County, Pennsylvania | Adams County]] Historical Society. The seminary gives its name to the geographical feature, [[Seminary Ridge]], which was the site of fierce fighting on the first day of the battle, [[July 1]], [[1863]]. |
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The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is America's oldest Lutheran Seminary. The institution was founded in 1826 by Samuel Simon Schmucker, a leading Pennsylvania abolitionist, and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Schmucker Hall, or Old Dorm, was used as a Signal Corps station and field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg. It now houses the Adams County Historical Society. The seminary gives its name to the geographical feature, Seminary Ridge, which was the site of fierce fighting on the first day of the battle, July 1, 1863.
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