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History of Dry Run, (Franklin County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Dry Run, (Franklin County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:A Biography of Robert Gracey Ferguson Robert Gracey Ferguson, educator, was born at Dry Run, Franklin county, Pa., Feb. 16, 1842; son of James and Mary A. (Doyle) Ferguson. He was graduated from Jefferson college in 1862 and served in the U.S. army as 2d lieutenant in the signal corps, 1863-64. He was licensed to preach by the presbytery of Monongahela, April 12, 1865; was ordained pastor by the presbytery of Big Spring, Oct. 17, 1866, and was pastor of the United Presbyterian church at Mercersburg and Cove, Pa., 1866-74, and at Butler, Pa., 1874-84. In 1884 he was elected president and professor of mental and moral science at Westminster college, New Wilmington, Pa., which institution is under the direction of the United Presbyterians. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Franklin County Facts: Seat: ChambersburgEstablished: 1784 Formed from: Cumberland Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: DRY RUN, a post-village of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in Path Valley, 165 miles W. from Philadelphia. It contained in 1850 about 100 inhabitants. Dry Run is situated 274 meters above sea level. |