Historic Sites and History

The town's story and the places that keep it.

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Inside Historic Sites and History

Landmarks The sites on every walking tour. Local History How the town became the town. Preservation Fights to save the old bones. Anniversaries and Memory Milestones, markers and remembrance.

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wvnews.com > garrettrepublican > news > bloomington-community-time-capsule-re-buried-until-2076 > article_8ab4b493-3a83-4768-bc24-be830e8784d1.html

Bloomington community time capsule re-buried until 2076

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (510+ words) Jonathan Dowden (left) and Easton Dowden place items in the time capsule. Brandy Streets, committee member, gives welcoming remarks and an opening prayer. Rev. Anna Troy, pastor at Bloomington United Methodist Church, adds her signature to an item to be…...


yahoo.com > news > us > articles > family-korean-war-pow-presented-143344919.html

Family of Korean War POW to be presented with Purple Heart in Terre Haute

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (475+ words) TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) -- On behalf of the United States Army, Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun will posthumously present a Purple Heart to the family of Corporal Herbert Dale Akers, in recognition of his sacrifices during the Korean War....


hometownsource.com > sun_current > psa > column-with-clock-tower-demolition-bloomington-history-civic-pride-will-be-erased > article_bdbe8d6b-3a77-4399-8f79-20a077f343f8.html

COLUMN: With clock tower demolition, Bloomington history, civic pride will be erased

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) The Bloomington clock tower, one of five historic public structures in Bloomington, is slated for destruction by the city of Bloomington. Historic structures in Bloomington are rare. The Pond House, Old Town Hall, Old Cedar Avenue Bridge, the Civil War…...


usatoday.com > story > news > local > acadiana > 09/11/2026 > lafayette-911-tribute-honors-victims-25-years-after-attacks > 91708789007

Lafayette honors 9/11 victims, first responders 25 years later

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (842+ words) Lafayette residents and first responders gathered Friday morning to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, marking 25 years since a day that changed the nation. The Lafayette Fire Department (LFD) hosted a community tribute at Parc Sans…...