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The Tar Heel Thursday, July 16. 198727
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Silent Sam
Located between the Old Well and East
Franklin Street at the University's north
entrance is a well-known civil war mon
ument nicknamed Silent Sam.
Sam was erected in 1913 by the N.C.
Division of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy to memorialize the 321
alumni of the University who died in the
Civil War, as well as the 1,062 who entered
the Confederate Army. Canadian sculptor
John Wilson created him for $7,500 using
Harold V. Langlois of Boston as a model.
The leeend surrounding Sam savs that
his gun is supposed to fire every time a
virgin walks by. Sam's gun, however, has".
been silent for as long as anyone can
remember.
On the base of the monument, a young
woman touches the shoulder of a young
gentleman to call him from letters to arms.
In the spring of 1986, Sam temporarily
deserted his post. He was taken to
Cincinnati, Ohio, for an $8,200 restoration
to remove the effects of the weather and
the tannic acid from trees and car exhaust
from Franklin Street. His original bronze,
color had turned to green. , -
But now, Sam's back -r and better than
, ever.- His restorers say hell stay a bright
coppery color for several years.
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Playmakers
Theatre
Often described as one of the
most beautiful buildings on cam
pus, the Playmakers Theater was
originally built in 1851 as a
combination library and
ballroom.
Among this Corinthian build
ing's features is the substitution of
with wheat and Indian corn to
better reflect the intense Americ
anism of the day. :
The building is now the home
of UNC's Play Makers Repertory
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that has helped many aspiring
artists on their way to stardom.
Among them are autnor l nomas
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building ever since an incident that
supposedly happened while it was
still a library. According to legend,
horses of the Michigan 9th Com-:
pany were stabled there following
the Civil War. Since then," Mich
igan horses have been known for
their intelligence and Carolina
students for their good sense.
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