Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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the foundation stone, and students helping in its construction. Located to the west of Pennsylvania Hall, it was demolished in the.-1940's. In 1848 and 1849, Thaddeus Stevens sold two additional plots of land to the north and south of the original lot. The campus had now doubled its size, extending roughly from the Freshman Quad area to the Tiber Creek. The President's House tthe White House was completed in 1860. Today housing the Political Science Department, the building has served as the residence of presi- dents and College chaplains. On July 3, 1863, the College found itself in the middle of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the War, the Federal Government reimbursed

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A large, four-story building was constructed on this site. Designed in a neo- classical style, most of it was completed in the fall of 1837. At this time Pennsyl- vania College moved from the old Gymnasium to the new College Edifice. Later, this building came to be known as Pennsylvania Hall. As the College expanded, a new building was needed for the College Preparatory Department. In 1844, the construction of Linnaean Hall was begun, with local farmers donating much of

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