Lancaster’s first public school David McNeely Stauffer, 1881. Courtesy of LancasterHistory Heritage Center Collection.

Public Education begins in Lancaster

Drawing on his experience as a director of public schools in Philadelphia, Muhlenberg was responsible for establishing public education in Lancaster, making it the second school district in Pennsylvania. A public school building was built on the south east corner of West Chestnut and Prince Streets for 600 pupils.

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