George Gillespie Evans (1815-1904)

George Gillespie Evans (1815-1904) (HM2EY4)

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Charles Black Evans (1866-1933)

Delaware College, now University of Delaware, might have been a financial casualty of the Civil War period except for the assistance of George Gillespie Evans, a Newark merchant. Indeed, Delaware College did close for 11 years before, during and after that conflict, and except for his willingness to personally pay some institutional debts, it would likely have remained closed.

A Trustee from 1856 until 1904, Mr. Evans served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees.

His son, Charles Black Evans, a member of the Class of 1886, was a College Trustee from 1894 until 1933. He helped establish the Women's College, which eventually was merged with Delaware College to become the University.

Evans Hall is dedicated to father and son.
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HM NumberHM2EY4
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Placed ByUniversity of Delaware
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Date Added Friday, March 15th, 2019 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 435550 N 4392535
Decimal Degrees39.68021667, -75.75153333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 40.813', W 75° 45.092'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 40' 48.78" N, 75° 45' 5.5199999999999" W
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