The Round House (1860),
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
N 33° 12.764 W 087° 32.811
16S E 449038 N 3675004
Located in the Gorgas-Manly Historic District on the University of Alabama campus is "The Round House" as it is called. An 8 sided building built in 1860 and used by cadets to stand guard.
Waymark Code: WMQK
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamMoehrke
Views: 58
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One of only four buildings to survive the fires set by Federal troops in 1865. The area is twelve acres of the campus on the University of Alabama including eight buildings designated in the National Register of Historic Places as the Gorgas-Manly District.
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