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Built in 1829, two years before the University of Alabama opened, the Gorgas House was the first structure on campus and one of the few to survive the Civil War. It was used as a guest house for visiting dignitaries and professors, as well as a…

Built in 1829, two years before the University of Alabama opened, the Gorgas House was the first structure on campus and one of the few to survive the Civil War. It was used as a guest house for visiting dignitaries and professors, as well as a…

Built in 1829, two years before the University of Alabama opened, the Gorgas House was the first structure on campus and one of the few to survive the Civil War. It was used as a guest house for visiting dignitaries and professors, as well as a…

A photo of the Amelia Gorgas Library in December 1928. The library was named after Amelia Gorgas, one of the first librarians, after the new building opened in 1925. The building which also housed administrative offices was built with funds from the…

A photo of the Amelia Gorgas Library taken after a snow storm in December 1929. The library was named after Amelia Gorgas, one of the first librarians, after the new building opened in 1925. The building which also housed administrative offices was…

The Gorgas Oak, which sat in front of Gorgas House, was named after the Confederate General Josiah Gorgas who served as President of the University 1878-1879.

The core of the tree had been rotten for sometime and in 1982 a storm came through…

The centuries-old oak tree graced the lawn of the Gorgas House on the university of Alabama campus until a windstorm took it down in the summer of 1982.

It had been one of the oldest landmarks on the campus of the university. The tree was named…

Alabama Famous Historical Tree - Gorgas Oak (Quereus Phellos) - One of the oldest landmarks on the campus of the University, this tree is named for Confederate General Josiah Gorgas who served as President of the University 1878-1879 - Alabama…

A photograph of the law building on the University of Alabama campus taken in 1928. The law school was established in the late 1870s.

A postcard of Little Hall which was named for Livingston native William “Bill” Gray Little (1873-1938), a transfer student who came to The University of Alabama in 1892 and became the father of Alabama football. When he arrived on campus, Little…