Daniel Scholl Observatory
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Daniel Scholl Observatory was the astronomical observatory built by Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Construction began in 1884 and the building was dedicated June 16, 1886. Total cost of the observatory and equipment was $13,579.Building cost- $3,000Steel Dome $2,000 by Grubb & Sons, Dublin, IrelandEquipment cost-$8,579 total $4,199 for 11" Repsold Telescope (Hamburg, Germany)$2,200 lens manufactured by Alvin Clark & Sons, Cambridge, MA$2,180 for chronometer, chronograph, transit, clock and other equipmentStarting in 1889 it was one of the official Pennsylvania weather stations.