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re: What is the weirdest building on your campus?
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:28 pm to RebelNutt48
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:28 pm to RebelNutt48
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Not sure on the morgue thing. I know our Journalism building was used as the morgue during the Civil War. I'd have to look into that. I should have read all the historic marker signs outside the buildings. But that building now has classrooms and stuff in it. The very top has a meeting room/classroom. It looks like something out of Harry Potter.
I specifically remember them referencing an observatory used as a morgue because the lead walls kept the temperature at a constant temp. Anyway, regardless of school affiliation, I am a fan of old history. Hell I have spent hours in the city cemetery in Natchez. One of the most historic cemeteries in the southeast and on par with St. Louis and Lafayette cemeteries in New Orleans.
ETA: It came to me while i rambled, they would bring ship's navagational compasses to the observatory and calibrate and test them because the lead walls wouldn't allow any magnetic interference.
This post was edited on 5/18/11 at 10:31 pm
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Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:31 pm to MaroonNation
Not really a building but this old smokestack is near our horseshoe. Would love to find out the history behind it, the fireplace at the bottom where I assume it used to get stoaked is sealed off and as you can see there is a "THE" on top of that USC that seems to have long since faded.
This post was edited on 5/18/11 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:33 pm to MaroonNation
Barnard Observatory always had this black/white cutout of Elvis looking out a window. It always creeped me out when I would walk by and catch a glimpse of Elvis.
Posted on 5/18/11 at 10:34 pm to MaroonNation
Reading Greg Iles has always made me want to visit Natchez.
Posted on 5/19/11 at 1:35 pm to MaroonNation
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Not sure on the morgue thing. I know our Journalism building was used as the morgue during the Civil War. I'd have to look into that. I should have read all the historic marker signs outside the buildings. But that building now has classrooms and stuff in it. The very top has a meeting room/classroom. It looks like something out of Harry Potter.
I specifically remember them referencing an observatory used as a morgue because the lead walls kept the temperature at a constant temp. Anyway, regardless of school affiliation, I am a fan of old history. Hell I have spent hours in the city cemetery in Natchez. One of the most historic cemeteries in the southeast and on par with St. Louis and Lafayette cemeteries in New Orleans.
The morgue/hospital was located where the Journalism School is now. That building was torn down in the early 1900's and replaced with Farley Hall. The building itself is long gone.
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