{"id":656,"date":"2011-02-06T21:21:26","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T04:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cumberlandcivilwar.com\/?p=656"},"modified":"2011-02-06T21:21:26","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T04:21:26","slug":"dickinson-college-1860-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/cumberland150\/dickinson-college-1860-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickinson College (Civil War campus)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the eve of the Civil War, the Dickinson College campus consisted of just three buildings – East College, South College, and West College (or “Old West”). East College<\/a>, which\u00a0opened in 1836, had recitation rooms and student dormitories. College Presidents and their families (Herman Merrills Johnson<\/a> in 1860) also lived in the eastern part of the building until 1890. While the first South College opened in January 1835, it burned down on December 23, 1836. Two years later a new South College<\/a>, which housed a dormitory and classrooms, opened on the same site. In 1927 that building was torn down to make room for the Alumni Gymnasium<\/a>. West College, which was designed by Benjamin Latrobe, opened in 1805 and was finally completed in 1821. The building was used for classrooms and student dormitories. This student essay<\/a> provides additional information on the building known today as Old West.<\/p>\n

For a virtual map showing details about the classes of 1858 and 1860, see these custom Google Maps — Class of 1858<\/a> \/\/ Class of 1860<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the eve of the Civil War, the Dickinson College campus consisted of just three buildings – East College, South College, and West College (or “Old West”). East College, which\u00a0opened in 1836, had recitation rooms and student dormitories. College Presidents …<\/p>\n

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