Tragic Tornado
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Martha Leuschner lived right next to Baylor campus beginning in 1917. She watched many buildings going up or coming down, and the Waco tornado went through her backyard. She was sad when the towers of Old Main and Burleson Hall were removed following the tornado but overjoyed when they eventually replaced the towers, keeping them true to the original design.
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Old Main
Anyone who has attended or visited Baylor University would recognize the familiar spires of Old Main as markers of the historic heart of campus. Built in 1887, Old Main was the first building constructed by Baylor in Waco. Baylor had previously been…