William Allen High School
William Allen High School, often referred to as Allen High School or simply Allen, is one of two large, urban public high schools of the Allentown School District in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school provides public education for grades 9 through 12. William Allen High School is located at 106 N. 17th Street in Allentown. It serves students from center city and the city's westside. The city's other public high school, Dieruff High School, serves students from Allentown's eastern and southern sections. Until Dieruff's opening in 1959, William Allen High School was known as Allentown High School.
William Allen High School in July 2008
A 1906 illustration of the first Allentown High School building, which opened in 1895 and burned down in late 1967
A 1919 postcard of the Allentown High School building constructed in 1917
A helicopter landing at J. Birney Crum Stadium prior to Allen High School's Thanksgiving Day football game on November 25, 1948
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Stone plaque marking the site of the first public school in the United States, located in Dedham, Massachusetts