Stone Entrance Marker for Johnstown Campus

ca. 1990

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Stone Entrance Marker for Johnstown Campus
  • Title
  • Stone Entrance Marker for Johnstown Campus
  • Creator
  • University of Pittsburgh. Facilities Management
  • Date
  • ca. 1990
  • Identifier
  • UPJENT01.UA
  • Description
  • The stone entrance marker at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. Established in 1927, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown was formerly located in downtown Johnstown. The current campus site in the Johnstown suburb of Richland Township, which was donated by Wilmore Coal Co., was originally a pioneer homestead farm. Local public fundraising campaigns held during the 1960s raised nearly $1.5 million towards the campus' construction. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower attended the September 26, 1967, dedication ceremony for the campus. The stone entrance marker was a gift from the UPJ faculty on the occasion of the campus' dedication.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Historical markers
    University of Pittsburgh
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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