F&M History
Quirks on Campus
Amish Country
Lancaster History
Celebrities/Alumni
100

Franklin College, the predecessor of F&M, first opened its doors in this year.

̶1̶7̶8̶7̶

100

This residence hall is the oldest still in use on campus.

̶D̶i̶e̶t̶z̶ ̶H̶a̶l̶l̶

100

In areas rich with Amish heritage, one can often find this distinct mode of transportation sharing the roads

̶H̶o̶r̶s̶e̶-̶D̶r̶a̶w̶n̶ ̶B̶u̶g̶g̶i̶e̶s̶

100

Lancaster County is the 10th largest producer of this product in the entire country.

̶M̶i̶l̶k̶

100

Though he played the British king in Hamilton, this actor is originally from Lancaster.

̶J̶o̶n̶a̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶f̶f̶

200

Originally, F&M was a bilingual college, teaching in these two languages.

̶E̶n̶g̶l̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶&̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶

200

The protest tree is this species of tree.

̶W̶h̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶A̶s̶h̶

200

Amish women typically wear this distinct head-covering.

̶P̶r̶a̶y̶e̶r̶ ̶K̶a̶p̶p̶/̶B̶o̶n̶n̶e̶t̶

200

The significance of this date: September 27, 1777.

̶C̶a̶p̶i̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶D̶a̶y̶

200

Though more associated with a different Pennsylvanian city, this chocolatier started his business in Lancaster.

̶M̶i̶l̶t̶o̶n̶ ̶H̶e̶r̶s̶h̶e̶y̶

300

The first football game F&M played was against this team in 1887. (We lost btw)

̶Y̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶Y̶M̶C̶A̶

300

This building was the home of the F&M's first gymnasium.

̶D̶i̶s̶t̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶/̶B̶o̶o̶k̶s̶t̶o̶r̶e̶

300

The typical Amish couple can be expected to have this many children.

̶S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶

300

Despite being the namesake for more than 45 public facilities, this influential colonial man never lived in Lancaster.

̶B̶e̶n̶j̶a̶m̶i̶n̶ ̶F̶r̶a̶n̶k̶l̶i̶n̶

300

This president briefly lived in Lancaster during his childhood.

̶J̶a̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶B̶u̶c̶h̶a̶n̶a̶n̶

400

Before we were the Diplomats, we had this mascot.

̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶N̶e̶v̶o̶n̶i̶a̶n̶s̶

400

This building used to be an aeronautical laboratory and housed multiple flight simulators.

̶K̶e̶i̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶a̶l̶l̶

400

According to Amish tradition, all men are required to do this once they get married.

̶G̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶a̶r̶d̶s̶

400

Lititz is home the America's first and longest-running bakery of this good.

̶P̶r̶e̶t̶z̶e̶l̶s̶

400

The current mayor of Lancaster.

̶D̶a̶n̶e̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶o̶r̶a̶c̶e̶ 

500
For much of our athletic history, F&M's athletes wore uniforms that read "FMC". Other teams mockingly interpreted this abbreviation with this.

̶F̶o̶o̶l̶s̶ ̶M̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶C̶o̶m̶e̶

500

According to the official F&M College Library, this is the most haunted building on campus.

̶W̶o̶h̶l̶s̶e̶n̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶/̶A̶d̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶s̶

500

The typical Amish condiment "Chow Chow" is made from the remains of this.

̶D̶e̶f̶o̶r̶m̶e̶d̶ ̶v̶e̶g̶e̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶c̶k̶s̶

500

In 1927, federal agents raided the Lancaster Soap Factory and found this illicit substance.

̶2̶,̶0̶0̶0̶ ̶g̶a̶l̶l̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶s̶k̶y̶

500

F&M's only Olympic gold medalist.

̶R̶e̶b̶e̶c̶c̶a̶ ̶M̶e̶y̶e̶r̶s̶