Gorgas House
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Title
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Gorgas House
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Transcription
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[front]
Built 1829 as University dining hall
Remodeled as a residence in 1840
Occupied by Gorgas family 1879-1953
[reverse]
Preserved as memorial to:
General Josiah Gorgas (1818-1883)
Chief of Ordnance Confederacy 1861-1865
President of University 1878-1879
Mrs. Amelia Gayle Gorgas (1826-1913)
University Librarian 1879-1906
General William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920)
Surgeon General of U.S. Army
Sanitary Engineer whose work in eliminating yellow fever assured Construction of Panama Canal
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Sponsors
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Placed by the Alabama Historical Association
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Date Placed
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1966
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Specific placement information
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On Capstone Drive at Colonial Drive
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Coordinates
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33.212217, -87.547500
