Alabama campus

The University of Alabama has been around since 1831. It has lasted through a lot, including the Civil War when almost the whole campus was set on fire. There were three buildings that survived: the Presidents Mansion, Gorgas House, the Little Round House, and the Observatory, now known as Maxwell Hall. The Presidents Mansion is still functioning as the Presidents Mansion. The Gorgas House now serves as a museum. The house was given to Gen. Josiah Gorgas when he got sick but before that it was a dinning hall, post office and infirmary. His wife became the university's librarian. The Little Round House was a guard house but now is also called Jason's Shrine which is the Mens Honor Society. It is supposedly haunted. The Mound is where one of the first dorms on campus, Franklin Hall, which was burned down during the Civil War. The Rotunda Plaza is where the original library once stood but was burned down during the Civil War. Denny Chimes is a large bell tower, clearly, that houses 25 bells. It is dedicated to former President of the university, George H. Denny. It was supposed to be a memorial to those who died in WWI but it was abandoned because of lack of funding but was then rededicated. Surrounding the tower are hand and footprints of former Alabama football captains. Foster Auditorium is the site of the "Stand in the School House Door" of George Wallace. There are so many historical places on this campus and its hard to imagine all that this campus has really been through.