Founded in 1939; Penn State Altoona began its life as the Altoona Undergraduate Center; owing its genesis to an inspired group of local citizens who built; financed; and nurtured the college through the economic woes of the Great Depression; an enrollment collapse engendered by World War II; and the rise and fall of the regions railroad fortunes. After relocating to the site of an abandoned amusement park in the late 1940s; Penn State Altoona enjoyed a rapid postwar growth spurt that culminated in 1997 with its newly minted charter as a four-year college in the Penn State University system. Using lively period photographs from the schools archives; Penn State Altoona chronicles the schools transformation into a flourishing teaching and research institution of national acclaim.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Must Read -- Beautiful BookBy Mr. Thomas E. GackleA great book about a great town! Plymouth. Michigan is truly one of the most beautiful. livable small cities in the United States. When people think about Michigan...I wish they knew about Plymouth.
