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Stevens Hall Wayside

Gettysburg College’s Stevens Hall, just off the Carlisle Road in Gettysburg. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

A new wayside has been installed on the sidewalk in front of Stevens Hall on the Carlisle Road in Gettysburg. We took a few pictures and walked around the building.

We are now looking out of town on the Carlisle Road. The sign on the telephone pole in the left-hand portion of the shot is one of many that have gone up in town marking the 150th anniversary of the battle in 2013. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

We’ve turned now to look towards the town square. The top of the Adams County Courthouse is visible. Turning to our right … This view was taken facing south facing northeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

… is Stevens Hall. The newly placed wayside is in the bottom-right portion of this shot. This view was taken facing east facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

Stevens Hall is the fourth oldest building on the Gettysburg College campus. We’ll let the wayside tell you the rest of the story … This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

If you’d like to read the rest, you can click on this image to enlarge it. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

The wayside was installed by Main Street Gettysburg. The wayside fulfills a goal of the Gettysburg Interpretive Plan, published in 2000. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.

The cornerstone of the building was set in 1867, a year before the hall officially opened to students. The Carlisle Road is in the background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:00 PM on Thursday, November 17, 2011.