Vacation 2017 b - August -

Mark Twain gazebo where he often wrote
Elmira College - Elmira, NY


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Elmira College was founded in 1855.
Olivia Langdon Clemens, wife of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was a member of the Class of 1864.
There is a deep connection between Mark Twain and Elmira, NY.

Elmira College is slightly older than the much larger Cornell University in nearby Ithaca, NY.

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now Hamilton Hall - was the Elmira College Library originally

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First view of the Mark Twain study (gazebo)



front


side


Back showing single chimney - originally there were 2 chimneys


inside left



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