[4] In June 1809, Elizabeth Ann Seton (later canonized as the first American Saint) had arrived in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and established the first parochial school for girls in the United States.

Students and faculty were merged with Mount Saint Mary’s University[5] formerly a liberal arts men’s college located 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Emmitsburg on highway U.S. 15.

Even after the school closed, The Sisters of Charity have continued Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s legacy of helping to educate children around the world.

[6] On March 17, 1976, National Fire Prevention and Control Administration (NFPCA) Administrator Howard Tipton established a three-member Site Selection Board to research available properties and to make a recommendation for the permanent site of the newly created National Fire Academy.

Citing a limited size and lack of growth potential, Congress rejected the Webster College site recommendation.