Jumonville (Pennsylvania)

The campus was developed as the Pennsylvania Soldier's Orphan School after the American Civil War.

The school was moved from the old Madison College in Uniontown up to the mountain location with fresh air and a healthier environment for the children.

Students were fed, clothed, and educated, and graduated at 16 years old with a trade or skill to support themselves.

It was donated by Harry Whyel to the Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Church, dedicated on August 2, 1941, and consisted at that time of 180 acres (73 ha) and 11 buildings.

[4] Thousands of Sunday School children contributed nickels and dimes to help build the cross, and their names are sealed in the 183-ton concrete foundation.