Talk:Garrison Hall

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:29, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

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West entrance of Garrison Hall

• ... that a University of Texas at Austin official suggested a bat infestation at Garrison Hall (pictured) be cleared with fire extinguishers?

• Source: Wiencek, Henry (2012). "An Architectural History of Garrison Hall". Not Even Past. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/c453ba65-8505-4ba8-8361-5e5c7b031bd5/content#page=2.00

• • ALT1: ... that Garrison Hall (pictured) has a hollow cornerstone containing a time capsule? Source: Wiencek, Henry (2012). "An Architectural History of Garrison Hall". Not Even Past. https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/c453ba65-8505-4ba8-8361-5e5c7b031bd5/content#page=2.00
  • ALT2: ... that Garrison Hall (pictured) is decorated with historic cattle brands ranging from the 1760s to the 1920s? Source: https://thedailytexan.com/2025/11/17/something-thats-bigger-than-yourself-ornate-campus-buildings-tell-the-story-of-ut/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bengal Provincial Congress Party

5x expanded by Lbal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Lbal (talk) 04:37, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 5x expanded. All three hooks are interesting and cited in the article. Copyvio unlikely (although two sentences look close). Picture is public domain. Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:27, 31 July 2026 (UTC)