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Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Carroll Hall
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President's House
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Levine Hall
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Baker Chapel
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Alumni Hall
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Ward Memorial Arch

 
 
Carroll Hall / President's House / Levine Hall / Baker Chapel / Alumni Hall / Ward Memorial Arch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2020
1. Carroll Hall / President's House / Levine Hall / Baker Chapel / Alumni Hall / Ward Memorial Arch Marker
Inscription.
Carroll Hall - 1873
President's House - 1889
Levine Hall - 1891
Baker Chapel - 1895
Alumni Hall - 1896
Ward Memorial Arch - 1898

Designated Historical Places
on the
National Register

U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service

1976

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
 
Location. 39° 34.906′ N, 77° 0.146′ W. Marker is in Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Hersh Avenue and West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Hersh Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 College Hill, Westminster MD 21157, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Lutheran Parsonage (approx. Ό mile away); Westminster MD War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Rosser Raid (approx. 0.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. half a mile away); Belle Grove Square (approx. half a mile away); Just Government League (approx. half a mile away); Divided Loyalties (approx. 0.6 miles away); Westminster Depot (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Gettysburg Campaign (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
Western Maryland College Alumni Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2020
2. Western Maryland College Alumni Hall
The marker is on the right corner of the building, below the Alumni Hall signage.
Alumni Hall plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2020
3. Alumni Hall plaque
Cornerstone laid October 1896
Dedicated June 1899
Rededicated February 1979

Renamed May 2003
to honor and preserve
the original name
of the college
[Western Maryland College Alumni Hall]
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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