07/20/2021F&M Student Lands on Lancaster's World War I HistoryDuring World War I, parachutes were used to drop flares that illuminated trenches and nighttime vehicle movement on the warfront. The silk for those parachutes came from one of the largest silk mills...Student and history professor study Stehli Silk Mill newsletters from 1918 to learn more about how Lancaster, Pa. was involved in World War I.Alicia MorrisseyStehli Silk Mill, located on Martha Ave. in Lancaster, Pa., less than three miles from Franklin & Marshall CollegeAmerican StudiesHistoryResearchRoschel College House