Bascom Hill
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Bascom Hill is the iconic main quadrangle that forms the historic core of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It is located on the opposite end of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol
Modern Bascom Hall atop Bascom Hill
1885 engraving of UW campus looking up Bascom Hill
North Hall
Bascom Hall with the new entry and dome, between 1895 and 1916
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved statehood and is the flagship campus
Bascom Hill
…Bascom Hill is the iconic main quadrangle that forms the historic core of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. It is located on the opposite end of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, and is named after John Bascom, former president of the…
An early illustration of the campus in 1879, including Bascom Hill and Washburn Observatory
"Sifting and winnowing" plaque on Bascom Hall, UW–Madison tribute to academic freedom
Bascom Hall fire that destroyed the dome in 1916
Bascom Hill with crosses placed by students protesting the Vietnam War and sign reading, "Bascom Memorial Cemetery, Class of 1968"