The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School

In memory of

The Mercer

Soldiers Orphans School

Mercer, Pa.

Opened in 1868 Closed in 1889

Maintained by the

State of Pennsylvania

for the purpose of

providing a home and education

for the children of her

soldiers and sailors

who served during the Civil War

This tablet placed by

the Sixteeeners Association

of Mercer, ...