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The View From the Top
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The Sycamore Building wasn't always the Sycamore Building. It was originally built as a bank for Citizens Trust Company Building in 1921 by Hoggson Brothers of New York City for $500, 000. The construction of the building, from demolition of the old to designing and building of the new only took 9 1/2 months.
At the time of construction, it's 12 stories made it the tallest building between Indianapolis and St. Louis. It lost it's title in the 1960's when ISU erected the twin Statesmen Towers that were 15 stories tall. But has since regained that title when the Statesmen Towers were demolished.
Here are some statistics:
140.00 ft
140.00 ft
126.00 ft
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Feb 1921
Oct 1921
2
1964 The Sycamore Building was sold by the Herber Estate to Sunset Harbor, Inc.
A top the Sycamore building, you can see all of Wabash, the courthouse, the Wabash river.... but watch for the Falcons. Yes, you read the correctly. Falcons. More specifically, Peregrine Falcons. There is a nesting box on the roof of the Sycamore Building. in 2016, they had 3 chicks hatch. Had the chicks not have left the nest, we wouldn't have been allowed on the roof, as parental falcons are highly territorial, and will attack if you go to close to their nest.
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/biologists-studying-sycamore-building-birds-longevity-survival-genetics/article_7b00cf35-c0fc-500e-8bba-81294b6b0172.html is an article about the Falcons and how they became to be on top of the Sycamore Building.
For more info on the actual breed Peregrine Falcon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon has some good photos and tells the difference between the different breeds.
It's along way up to the top
They bricked over the original windows that were two stories tall
#A-7063 has a name. She has a twin sister. She has 2 older sisters. She has parents. She is not just a number. But to the German Government during World War II, she was Auschwitz prisoner #A-7063. Map of the area Eva Mozes Kor was born in 1934 in Romania. She was the youngest of 4 girls born to Alexander and Jaffa Mozes. Her older sisters were Edit, Aliz and her twin sister was named Miriam. They grew up as the only Jewish residents in their town. By the time the twins were 6 in 1940, their area of Romania had been taken over by the Hungarian-Nazi regime. In 1944, the family was sent to the Simleu Silvaniel ghetto. all their luggage in one. Their stay there only lasted a few weeks, before they were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The gates to Auschwitz As twins, Eva and Miriam were selected to be part of Josef Mengele's experiments. They day they entered Auschwitz was the ...
Almost 3 years ago, my boss approached me and said "hey, do you want to be on the Bicentennial Committee?" I said ok, and the commitment began. Bicentennial Committee... Indiana became a state in December 1816. Centennial was in 1916, Clay County, along with a few others, did not participate in the state celebration. 2016. Bicentennial. The state decided to do a 92 counties in 37 day Torch Relay. We needed to participate. Clay County bowed out of participating in 1916. So the planning began. Monthly Meetings. Paperwork from the state. Nominations for Torch Bearers. A celebration. Long story short. We made it. We worked our butts off, without a lot of cooperation from some in the area. We made it. We had 19 out of 20 Torchbearers, we had a celebration at the Courthouse... but most of all we had an experience we'll never forget. The Torchbearers 1st Row - Hayden Slater, Jacob Baskins, Hank Slater, Hann...
The creek Nestled in the hills of Southern Indiana is a 1319 acre state park. Spring Mill State Park gives it's visitors a chance to explore caves, capture the serene beauty of the woodlands, and take a walk back in time. Or visit the Virgil I. Grissom Memorial at the entrance to the park. Wildlife and birds are abundant in the park. It's not uncommon to see wading birds in Spring Mill Lake, or to see deer, raccoons and other animals throughout the day. The caves are home to fish, bats and spiders. The main attraction of the park is the Pioneer Village. It takes you back close to 200 years in history to some of the first settlers in Indiana. Thanks to Samuel Jackson, Jr., a young Canadian soldier from the War of 1812, and his vision of building a log cabin and a grist mill in the Indiana Territory, the Pioneer Village has survived the ownership of many people until 1927. In 1927, Richard Lieber, the father of Indiana's state park syst...
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