Preserving the Legacy of the
Pennsylvania
Soldiers' Orphan Schools 1864-2009

Samuel Luke Americus Gallop Westcott, Jr.
1848 - 1942

"Lovie"

Lovie story Scotland 100 Year Anniversary book

Scotland School for Veterans Children
One Hundred Year Retrospective
Open
by Don Cooper, Scotland School 1941

This is but a small sampling of the legacy of "Lovie", born a slave in Elizabeth City, NC in 1848
He worked at Scotland School for Veterans Children 1910 - 1928 (Scotland, Pa) and
lived in the cottage at the edge of campus until his death in 1942

He, along with his wife Sarah Jane Coleman, are buried in Locust Grove Cemetary, Shippensburg, Pa.

Lovie story Scotland 100 Year Anniversary book

Lovie children, article, and research credits Open

Poster 1 - Perseverance story

Poster 2 - Lovie I story

Poster 3 - Lovie II story

Poster 4 - The Westcott Connection

Poster 5 - Levester and Laura Taylor

Gloria Carter Public Opinion article 1998

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