William Allen (loyalist)
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William Allen was a wealthy merchant, attorney and chief justice of the Province of Pennsylvania, and mayor of Philadelphia during the colonial era. At the time of the American Revolution, Allen was o
Trout Hall, built in 1770 by William Allen's son James Allen, is one of the oldest houses in Allentown, Pennsylvania; from 1867 to 1905, it served as the home of Muhlenberg College.
William Allen High School
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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 schoo
William Allen (loyalist)
…years of popular usage. It was formally incorporated as a city on March 12, 1867. Today, Allentown is the third largest city in Pennsylvania. In 1959, William Allen High School, the largest public high school in Allentown, was named in his honor. Allen built a mansion and country estate, called Mount Airy, on Germantown Avenue…
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 annual Thanksgiving Day football game on November 25, 1948