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FINAL Mercyhurst University - Walking Tour of Historical Markers

Emily Hauff

Created on October 22, 2024

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Location: East Entrance, Left Side at the Base of the Stairs

Old Main

"A New Outpost of Eternity" Old Main and the Perseverance of the Sisters of Mercy

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  • Old Main’s Collegiate Gothic Revival Architectural Design and Features
  • Ferdinand V. Durang
  • Construction (Strike and Sisters’ Labor)
  • Slate Roof Fundraising

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"The Scene of Many Gracious Moments" O'Neil Tower and Christ the King Chapel

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Christ the King Chapel

Location: Outside the Chapel in the Foyer
  • History of Christ the King Chapel’s Architectural Features and Mural

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Location: West Entrance, North Corner of the West Lawn

Old Main

Mother Borgia & the Pioneer Sisters of Mercyhurst College

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  • Catherine McAuley and Mercy Sisters’ Founding
  • Frances Warde Mother Borgia Egan
  • Sisters Attaining Their Degrees

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The Founding of Mercyhurst College

Mary Garden

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  • Titusville St. Joseph’s and Golden Jubilee in 1920
    • Expansion of Women’s High Education
and Parochial Schools
    • Andrews, Bishop Gannon (Fr. Gasson)
  • Copper Rd. Setting: “Old Lowry Farm”
    • Mercy “Wooded Hillock”

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Sisters Xavier and Regis O’Neil in France

Location: Right Side of the Ivy

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Grotto

  • Return with a Vision of a Grotto Inspired by our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
  • Designed and Constructed Amid the Great Depression by Fr. Wm Sullivan

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“Let Each of Us Resolve:” The Transformational Presidency of Sister Carolyn Herrmann

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Trinity Green (Option 1)

  • Sr. Carolyn Advancing the Social Justice Concerns of the Sisters
    • Leading the College Through a Tumultuous Time
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Women and Antiwar Movements
  • Decision to go Co-Educational

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“The Roost” Student Life - Before the Sixties

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Carolyn Herrmann Student Union/ The Roost

  • Integration of Seminary and
College in Social Activities
  • Importance of Fostering Proper Social Etiquette
  • Discipline for “Auto-Riding with Men”
and In Loco Parentis at Mercyhurst
  • Use of “Chicken Coop” as First Lounge

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Tullio Field

Go Lakers! Importance of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Location: North/ Main Entrance

  • Women’s Sports, 1920s-60s
  • Establishment of Crew, Football, Basketball, Ice
Hockey, Title IX/Co-Educational Impacts
  • Great Student-Athletes

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“More than a Utilitarian Education” The Value of the Liberal Arts

Location: North Main Entrance

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Zurn Hall

  • Development of “the Whole Person”
  • Marriage of Professional Programs with the Liberal Arts Where Reason/Faith and the Arts Have Flourished Together
  • Sister M. Eymard Poydock
    • A Biologist, Cutting-Edge Cancer
Therapy Researcher, and Painter
  • Sister Angelica Cummings
    • Sciences and Arts
  • “Great Books” Lectures, Cultural Presentations,
and Theatrical Performances

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A Mercy-Catholic Women’s College Where All Are Welcome

Location: Outside,Near One of the Mary Statues

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Old Main/ Preston

  • Ecumencial Spirit, Yet True to its Catholic
Faith and Mercy Charism
  • Spiritual Life
  • Veneration of Blessed Mother Embodies a College Grounded in Education and Women Empowerment
  • Young Jewish Women of Early Years
in Context of Fierce Anti-Semitism

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Engagement with the World Beyond the Gates

Location: Outside

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Center for Academic Engagement

  • In the Tradition of Mother McAuley, Mercyhurst Engagement with the World Beyond the Gates
  • Academic Programs to Confront Social Issues/
Instill Lifelong Commitment to Core Values
  • Service Learning
  • Study Abroad

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“Go from the Good to Do Well” The Story of the Mercyhurst Gates

Location: Facing the Gates

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Mercyhurst Rock

  • Harry K. Thaw, Stanford White, and Evelyn Nesbit
  • Brandon Smith and Mother Borgia
Egan’s Carpe Diem Spirit

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