The alumni association of the Thaddeus Stevens
College of Technology has launched a fund-raising effort
to erect the first ever statue of Thaddeus Stevens. The
group hopes to put the eight-foot high bronze statue of
Stevens seated next to a child on the front lawn of the
Lancaster college. The eight beveled sides of the base
will list Stevens’s accomplishments and large donors
to the project. An artist’s rendition of the statue has
been complete by Deirdre Foley Citro. The cost of the
project has not been determined.
College of Technology has launched a fund-raising effort
to erect the first ever statue of Thaddeus Stevens. The
group hopes to put the eight-foot high bronze statue of
Stevens seated next to a child on the front lawn of the
Lancaster college. The eight beveled sides of the base
will list Stevens’s accomplishments and large donors
to the project. An artist’s rendition of the statue has
been complete by Deirdre Foley Citro. The cost of the
project has not been determined.
Stevens College Alumni Group Launches
Effort For Statue of Great Commoner
Effort For Statue of Great Commoner
| Artist's rendition of Stevens statue and cobblestone court. |
New Stevens Anecdote
Once when Thaddeus Stevens was
visiting Vermont during the winter, a
visitor came calling bundled in a buffalo
coat and fur cap that completely
covered him. “Is that you Lewis?â
€� Stevens asked his friend as he
came in the door. When he replied that
it was, Stevens said, “Well, skin
yourself and sit down.�
Later in the conversation, Stevens
told why he didn’t live in Vermont,
the state where he was born. “You
have but two season here – winter
and late in the fall.�
--Taken from the Washington Post,
December 23, 1906.
visiting Vermont during the winter, a
visitor came calling bundled in a buffalo
coat and fur cap that completely
covered him. “Is that you Lewis?â
€� Stevens asked his friend as he
came in the door. When he replied that
it was, Stevens said, “Well, skin
yourself and sit down.�
Later in the conversation, Stevens
told why he didn’t live in Vermont,
the state where he was born. “You
have but two season here – winter
and late in the fall.�
--Taken from the Washington Post,
December 23, 1906.
After being absent for more than a year, the historic
marker on the site of Steven's Gettysburg house on
Chambersburg Street was restored during the summer.
marker on the site of Steven's Gettysburg house on
Chambersburg Street was restored during the summer.