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  • April 19, 1880: The demise of 'The Elephant'

    Apr 18, 2017 1:15 pm by University Archives
    archival photo of the University's first building following the storm that destroyed the west side

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    • archival photo of the University's first building following the storm that destroyed the west side

    At approximately 1:00 am on April 19, a portion of the building’s west exterior wall fell down, and later that morning a large part of the roof was shorn off by wind.