Location: Lititz, Pennsylvania

Linden Hall School for Girls is the oldest independent boarding and day school for girls in continuous operation in the United States. It was founded in 1746 as the local Moravian Church's "Gemeinhaus," a building that served as chapel, a schoolhouse, and parsonage combined. It is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania. It has been known under various names, Lititz Seminary, Linden Hall Seminary and Linden Hall for Girls.[1]
Past Principals include:
- Rev. Herman A Brickenstein (1873- 1892)
Women known to have attended the school include:
- Lucy A Brickenstein (1888)
- Elizabeth Pauline (Cooper) Keys (1887)
- Frances Margaret Demuth (1880)
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