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In 1886, Winthrop University
first opened its doors. Now, 125 years later, Winthrop is
celebrating this milestone. One aspect of this celebration is the
establishment of the “Winthrop University 125th Anniversary
Geocaching History Exam”. Complete the exam with at least 8
correct answers and get a limited edition Winthrop 125th
Anniversary Signature Item.
In order to claim your Signature Item, you must find 8 of the 10
caches listed below and get the code in each. The code can be found
within the cache container. Complete the exam sheet, bring it to
the DiGiorgio Campus Center Information Desk and claim your
prize!
Go here to get your History Exam : www.birdnest.org/geocaching/125th.htm
NOTE: You need to answer the question only for the final
exam. You can log the cache as a find without answering the
question.
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This cache is located on the Winthrop University campus. All stages
are in publicly accessible areas. However, it is recommended that
you do this cache outside of normal business hours or on the
weekends as there are parking restrictions on campus.
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History of Margaret Nance
The oldest residence hall on campus, Margaret Nance was
originally called North Dormitory. It was renamed Margaret Nance in
1925 in honor of Margaret White Johnson Nance, mother of founding
President David Bancroft Johnson. The residence hall closed in 1973
and was reopened in 1978 to house fraternity and sorority offices
and male students on the first floor and women on the second and
third floors. It was remodeled in 1987 and today houses women.
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History of Tillman Hall
The main building bears a remarkable resemblance, with the
conspicuous clock towers so popular in the 1890’s, to the
main building at Clemson, also named for Ben Tillman. Both used
convict labor but while Clemson employed convicts from the start,
Winthrop did not accept their services until the general contractor
went broke and was forced to abandon the project. The building was
completed on schedule for opening day in October 1895.
The building remains basically unaltered and the clock tower, set
in the south corner of the main section, raises seven
stories.
The main entrance leads to the first floor while a wide stairway
with two flights leads from the entrance hall to the second floor.
Another stairway, off the main hall, leads to the basement. The
basement originally contained a gym, swimming tank, dressing room,
printing workshop, and a large dining hall. The second floor
contained the original library. The entire back wing was an open
auditorium extending up to the third floor ceiling. In 1912, the
auditorium was remodeled for $7,500. A larger theatrical stage with
a pipe organ was added, replacing the original platform stage, and
fixed seating replaced the folding opera chairs.
The third floor had a large museum, classrooms for industrial arts
(home economics) and two large society halls (meeting rooms).The
fourth and fifth “attic” floors were reached only by a
narrow staircase from the main hall of the third floor. Entrance to
the clock tower is made from a staircase off the fifth floor. The
highest, seventh floor level of the clockworks is above the sixth
floor landing in the belfry. Air-conditioning was added in 1961. In
1974 the third and fourth floors were abandoned. A decade later in
1984, however, the third floor was renovated and reopened for
use.
The building was named for Benjamin R. Tillman in 1962. Tillman was
the South’s most famous proponent of agricultural populism.
He promoted the establishment of Winthrop as a state institution
before he ever held public office, and as Governor (1892-94)
sponsored Winthrop’s construction with the resources of the
state government at his disposal, including the convict
laborers.
Historically, the Tillman Building is the most important on the
campus, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977. The many interesting stories and anecdotes connected with
the building, and with Winthrop’s continuing history, can
barely be touched upon in this history.
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What year was the building constructed?
A. 1890 = N 34 56.394 - W 081 01.819
B. 1892 = N 34 56.440 - W 081 01.811
C. 1895 = N 34 56.329 - W 081 01.789
D. 1898 = N 34 56.329 - W 081 01.692
Go to the coordinates based on the answer above. What year was the
well constructed?
A. 1905 = N 34 56.329 - W 081 01.692
B. 1906 = N 34 56.322 - W 081 01.777
C. 1907 = N 34 56.277 - W 081 01.890
D. 1908 = N 34 56.219 - W 081 01.911
Go to the coordinates based on the answer above. What year was the
building constructed?
A. 1894 = N 34 56.311 - W 081 01.768
B. 1895 = N 34 56.329 - W 081 01.692
C. 1896 = N 34 56.220 - W 081 01.679
D. 1897 = N 34 56.161 - W 081 01.759
Go to the coordinates based on the answer above. How many words are
in the original name carved into the building?
A. 4 = N 34 56.329 - W 081 01.692
B. 5 = N 34 56.219 - W 081 01.911
C. 6 = N 18 16.712 - W 064 53.707
D. 7 = N 34 56.335 - W 081 01.751
Go to the coordinates based on the answer above and get the
cache!