June 14, 2007
I have long outgrown the stage of dressing all in black, smoking clove cigarettes, writing manic poetry about how depressed I am while hanging out in a graveyard. Nowadays when I have the urge to dress in all black, smoke clove cigarettes and write manic poetry about how depressed I am, I do it in the privy of my own home. But I digress.
If American History is your thing, the Hartford City Cemetery might have something of interest. There is a huge Civil War canon close to the entrance gates, along with graves from soldiers who died in the Civil War and Spanish-American War as well. While I try to avoid cemeteries at all cost, the canon is very interesting. Hartford City is really off the beaten path and so is the cemetery, but it might be interesting for Civil War buffs passing through the area.
If American History is your thing, the Hartford City Cemetery might have something of interest. There is a huge Civil War canon close to the entrance gates, along with graves from soldiers who died in the Civil War and Spanish-American War as well. While I try to avoid cemeteries at all cost, the canon is very interesting. Hartford City is really off the beaten path and so is the cemetery, but it might be interesting for Civil War buffs passing through the area.
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June 14, 2007
While the Blackford County Courthouse would never make anyone's top 10 or top 100 places they must see before they die, it is still an interesting place to visit if you car happens to breakdown in Hartford City.
The courthouse is located in the center of the city. When I was much younger, the town square was the place to be. It was always a hub of activity, but as some factories shut down, the commercial section of the city suffered. Now instead of having various department stores living the square, it is now home to a multitude of "second hand" shops, or as my grandmother always called them "junk shops."
The courthouse itself was built in the late 1800s at a cost of around $120,000, which was big money back in those days. The most interesting things are the monuments commemorating the Black County veterans of the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam Conflicts.
If you go, you really cannot expect much traffic unless you go during Heritage Days, which is usually in June sometime.
The courthouse is located in the center of the city. When I was much younger, the town square was the place to be. It was always a hub of activity, but as some factories shut down, the commercial section of the city suffered. Now instead of having various department stores living the square, it is now home to a multitude of "second hand" shops, or as my grandmother always called them "junk shops."
The courthouse itself was built in the late 1800s at a cost of around $120,000, which was big money back in those days. The most interesting things are the monuments commemorating the Black County veterans of the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam Conflicts.
If you go, you really cannot expect much traffic unless you go during Heritage Days, which is usually in June sometime.
