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The Nittany Lion Shrine is a large mountain lion sculpture carved by Heinz Warneke located at the University Park campus of Pennsylvania State University. History [ edit ]
The Nittany Lion is the eastern mountain lion mascot of the athletic teams of the Pennsylvania State University, known as the Penn State Nittany Lions. Created in 1907, the "Nittany" forename refers to the local Mount Nittany , which overlooks the university.
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Mountain lions had been extinct in the area for some time, as the last specimen taken in Centre County, where Penn State is located, was in 1893. ... most notably with a statue, the Nittany Lion ...
Equestrian statues in Pennsylvania (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Animal sculptures in Pennsylvania" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
There are many theories as to what the animal actually was that gave this town its name due to the ambiguity of the word "panther". Theories include the Nittany Lion, Mountain Lion, Puma, Cougar, Bobcat and even an actual black eastern panther. [1] Today, there are none in existence in this area; the last mountain lions was seen in 1874. The ...
Come August 2024, if the vision of Scholar Hotel Group’s founder/CEO is fully realized, the iconic Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State’s campus will reopen as “the nicest university hotel in the ...
Joe Paterno is a bronze sculpture of Joe Paterno, former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team.It was located on the northeast side of Beaver Stadium on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania until it was removed in 2012 in the aftermath of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.