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egends of Ligonier

utdoor murals throughout thentown area were suggested in thetalization Plan for Ligonier. All thes and suggestions in this plan were

carried out by volunteers.nteers Ruth Elijah and Bettyrson were excited about doingals because they had contact with

Placid, a city in Florida that has

40 outdoor murals and had foundbeneficial to their city. They talkedthe people in charge and discoveredneeded to start a Mural Society anda vision statement as well as a

ion statement. The first meeting wasl 27, 2007. Several people offered tobut the working committee is Ruth

Betty along with much volunteerin preparing and painting the wallsre the artists arrive. Mural subjectso be decided, buildings had to be

en and then professional artistsed to be found.

Jerry Donley works to prepare thebuildings along with help from GaryClemons and Jim Mehl. Along with thisfinancial assistance was also needed.Originally, 36 businesses, industries,individuals and foundations werecontacted. All of these contacts wereinterested and even excited abouthelping. One of the Ligonier Foundationsoffered a grant of $7,500 if it could bematched. After more contacts, the match

was made and the first mural wascompleted that same year in October2007.

There are now a total of 31 murals.Artists have been chosen from Bronson,Mich.; Winona Lake, Ind.; Goshen, Ind.;Butternut, Wis.; Kendallville, Ind.; andAlbion, Ind. from the Dept. of Correc-tions at Chain O Lakes State Park.

The murals all depict historicalplaces, businesses and events. No taxmoney has been used for the murals. All

money and time has been donated bylocal foundations, individuals, businesses

and industries, even to the bronzeplaques on each mural.

Ligonier was honored when anannonymous donor offered to give fourbronze sculptures to the city. Thenanother sculpture was donated by JeanAlber Ferrari in memory of her husbandDr. Robert Alber, a former Ligonierdentist. Everyone was delighted whenthe city was covered with snow thatsome caring person put wool scarves on

all 5 sculptures. The sculptures weremade by Dan Hill of Ogden, Utah, andwere installed by his son, whose name isalso Dan Hill.

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On the CoverA picture of a sign at the north

entrance on SR 5 to downtownLigonier. The sign was gifted by BRCRubber Company based in Churubuscowith locations in Ligonier and Lincol-

nway North. Number 31 on the map.See page 39.

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Ruth Elijah, Betty

Peterson, Jerry Donleyand Norma Donley.

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1 - Ligonier 1835A

river flows through treecovered hills. A peaceful andbeautiful area inhabited by

Miami and Pottawatomie Indians. Theirhomes were made from green treebranches that could be bent to form theirhomes. Wild strawberries grewabundantly along the river bed which

gave this area the name of StrawberryValley.

A man named Isaac Cavin fromPennsylvania made many trips to Indianaby horseback, by covered wagon andeven by boating on the rivers looking forland to build a new city. It was here inthis area with the river and the hills thathe chose to layout his dream city. Hepaid 75 silver dollars for 80 acres of landin May 1835 and laid out 110 plots,naming the town Ligonier after his home

town of Ligonier, Pa. This was done onyear before Noble County wasorganized.

The town was laid out similar toLigonier, Pa. with a town square andgazebo. Main Street was made extrawide to accommodate the retail area;however, as businesses began to think of

building stores they realized that CavinStreet, which was one block east of MaiStreet, was bustling with traffic. CavinStreet was then known as theHuntington-White Pigeon Roadconnecting Huntington, Ind., with WhitePigeon, Mich..

Consequently, the business and retailstores built on Cavin Street and MainStreet became a residential street.

This mural depicts the area in 1835.

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2 - Isaac Cavin

Isaac Cavin was born in Ligonier,Pa. in 1807. He purchased 80acres of ground along the Elkhart

River for 75 silver dollars from the Teal

family who owned 640 acres they hadacquired from an Indian princess for$1.25 per acre. Later, the Teal familysold most of the land to Levi Perry.Perry Township was named after him.

Cavin plotted the town of Ligonier in1835 and named it after his hometown ofLigonier, Pa. He divided the land in 110lots. It was recorded in LaGrangeCounty because Noble County had notyet been organized.

Cavin Street, named in honor of IsaacCavin, was laid out on the old Indian

trail and was the only road from Ft.

Wayne to Michigan through this part ofthe country. It was known later as theThe Huntington & White PigeonRoad.

Isaac Cavin never lived in Ligonier,but he built a farm house about 2 milesnorth of Ligonier, where he raised hisfamily. He and his wife Elizabeth hadfive children. Cavins son, John, lived inLigonier at 504 S. Main Street. It washis son John who donated the beautifulSeth Thomas clock to the City ofLigonier in memory of his father. Theclock is standing in triangle Park andhas become Ligoniers icon.

Isaac Cavin is buried in the SalemCemetery north of Ligonier on S.R. 5,

just east of the church.

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3 - Frederick Straus

Frederick Straus was born in1833 in Germany. He came tothe United States and

immigrated to northern Indiana,probably residing in Fort Wayne, Angola

or Auburn. Advertisements in thenewspapers in 1854 declared the railroadwould go through Ligonier, Indiana anda station would be established there.

This valley attracted both Mr. Strausand Solomon Mier settling in Ligonier.F.W. Straus opened a small general store.By 1860 he brought his brothers,Mathias and Jacob, from Germany. Thecompany grew large because people hadconfidence in him. Honesty and fairdealings had been an infallible rule fromthe start of business. In addition to thestore, members of the Straus family

branched out into other businessventures. They manufactured buggiesand founded the Citizens Bank. Theirfirst farm was purchased in 1860 whentwo of the Straus Brothers rode into the

country in one of their factory-madebuggies with the idea of selling somebuggies to a local farmer. A trade wasmade the farm land in exchange forsome buggies.

From this first transaction, the StrausQuality Farms developed into the largestreal estate firm this side of the Missis-sippi. Jacob Straus built the beautifulWhite House at 210 Main Street in 1898which is now on the National Register.He died in 1914 after his brotherMathias and Frederick died in 1890 and

1898 respectively.

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4 - Solomon Mier

Solomon Mier was bornSeptember 15, 1833 atKerchberg, Germany and came

to America, settling in Auburn, Ind. Mr.Mier and Frederick Straus came toLigonier in 1854. They were peddlersselling spices from packs on their backs.They decided that Ligonier would be agood place to stay because of the riverand road known as the Huntington-White Pigeon road. This road was busy(now S.R. 5) and was highly traveled.Also, the railroad was being built toconnect New York and Chicago with a

stop in Ligonier.During the next four years, Mr. Mier,

through his estate buying and excellentbusiness ability, built up an enormous

retail trade and established a bank namedthe Banking House of Solomon Mier.He also began to deal in real estate. Hebuilt the first three-story building inLigonier. During his later years Mr.Mier had interests in various enterprisesamong which was the Mier Carriage andBuggy Company and was assisted by hisson A.B. Mier. Solomon Mier diedFebruary 20, 1910. The Carriage andBuggy Company was one of Ligonierslargest employers. Mr. Mier built approx

imately 11-13 Mier automobiles calledthe Runabout in this building.

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West 3rd Street

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5 - Ben Glaser

Ben Glaser was born in Austriain 1893. He came to Americain 1909 with the assistance of

an uncle, Ike Glaser living in SouthBend.While living in South Bend, Ben was

a peddler of fresh vegetables and fruits.A few years later, Ben settled in Ligonierwhere he began to trade a variety of useditems including car parts. In 1917 heopened an automobile dealership where,at first, he sold used cars. Ben became acharter dealer for Pontiac in the late1920s. By the time Ben retired in 1955,the dealership sold Chevrolet, Oldsmo-bile and Pontiac. Bens son, Joseph, took

over the family business.Ben was a member of the Ahavath

Sholom congregation in Ligonier. Benmarried Ethel Wills in 1923. They hadtwo children, Joe and Betty. Ben and

family spent most of their time inLigonier and resided at 504 South MainStreet, which he purchased in 1935 fromWill Cavin. The house had been built byJohn Cavin who was the son of IsaacCavin, Founder of Ligonier.

Ben was successful in assistingindividuals of the community when hehad the opportunity. He purchased schoolunch tickets for children of families whowere unable to pay. He often would seekout needy families and purchase clothingand shoes for the children. Ben would

also pay for milk and coal to bedelivered to families in need.

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West 3rd Street

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6 - The Original Cavin Street Bridge

Prentice Park

The beauty of the bridge withthe concrete spindles andstreet lights is accented by

the beauty of wild life along the

Elkhart River. Canoeing is popular onthe river from Rome City to Goshen.A River Walk is being built along theriver which gives land lubbers a closerglimpse of the beauty and quietness ofthe river.

The River Walk is paritallycomplete. The river walk currently goesfrom Bridge St. to N. Martin St. andwill continue to Cavin St. There are

plans for a foot bridge to cross theriver, Cavin St. and Pigeon St.following the river.

A Farmers Market is under construc-tion at the new Pettit Park at the cornerof Cavin St. and Lincolnway West.

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Our next community project is the construction of a Splash Pad for theenjoyment of the children of Ligonier & the surrounding communities. We are

seeking donations to make this project a reality in the Spring of 2012.

Donations may be sent to: NCCF at 1599 Lincolnway S., Ligonier, IN 46767In memo reference: Ligonier Splash Pad.

ntact the Park Department for more information at 260-894-7344 e-mail: [email protected]

1839, Nathaniel Prentice wased in a park in Ligonier at theer of Martin and Sixth Street. It isved that he served with Generalge Washington at Valley Forge. In, a boulder and grave maker was

ed on his grave. His daughter Elizatice Johnson, a true Daughter of

Revolution, is buried in thenier Oak Park Cemetery and here was designated on thebstone Trail in 2010. It was also in

, that a 10-foot high statue was

carved to depict a RevolutionarySoldier. It is located just behind hisgravesite.

This impressive carving was doneby J.C. Workman of Churubusco,Indiana, using chain saws of varioussizes. The carving was done from a redoak tree that had been damaged bywind and lightning. Mr. Workman isan employee of Jeld-Wen Exterior, aLigonier door manufacturer, and didthe work on company time as their

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7 - Wilkinson Quilt Factory

na and Rosalie Wilkinson operated afactory in Ligonier from 1914, then43 it was incorporated. Rosalie was

ears younger and gradually workedhe business.

1908, Iona was requested to makes for the trousseau tea being given bylyn Weil Loesser for her daughter,

Hattie. The tea was held in the big whitehouse at 705 South Main Street. One ofthe quilts was made of rose pink sateen inthe Honeymoon design. It featured a largeheart in each corner and fancy scallopededges. The second quilt was a reversiblewhole cloth quilt in cotton satin withraspberry on one side and Delft blue onthe other. The quilts were displayed at thetea and created great interest among thequests. Numerous orders followed.

Ligoniers large Jewish communitybegan to purchase finished quilts andencouraged Iona to organize a business tosupport her endeavors beyond theirpatronage. In 1914 the Wilkinson QuiltCompany was incorporated.

Although begun as the typical cottageindustry in the Wilkinson home, businesssoon dictated that the company expand.The first factory was in the Bee HiveBuilding that still stands at the northeastcorner of Sixth and Grand Streets. Eight or

ten quilt frames could work at one timeand employ 50 quilters. The eventualhome of the Wilkinson Quilt Company

was the wool storage building at 308North Martin Street. The main floorincluded the showroom and offices, whilethe upper floor served as the workroomand provided storage, batting, fabrics, andsupplies.

In May of 1914, Iona traveled toChicago to hold a quilt display in theCongress Hotel. Other selling exhibitionswere held in large cities in the Midwestand then they went on to the East Coast

and Florida. Advertisements were placedin Harpers Bazaar, House Beautiful andVogue.

Iona thought of herself as an artist. Sheused whole cloth as her canvas, needlestitches in place of a paintbrush, and solidcolors as her paint. The sizes of quiltsranged from 27 X 30 to 90 X 90.Prices ranged from $3.75 to $46.50.Washing instructions were included. A1920s catalog listed sixteen patterns.

For more information and an opportu-

nity to see the quilts visit the LigonierVisitors Bureau and Heritage StationMuseum.

LOCATION

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9 - The Wars 1775-1974THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1775-1783)

During the American Revolution, 4,435Americans lost their lives as Great Britains13 colonies rose up in insurrection, andwon their independence and formed a newnation called the United States of Americaon July 4, 1776.THE CIVIL WAR (1861-1865)

Fueled by the debate over slavery andstates rights, this war pitted the Northagainst the South, neighbor against

neighbor, brother against brother. 140,414soldiers lost their lives in the costliest warever fought on American soil.

WORLD WAR 1 (1914-1918)Centered in Europe, and started by the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinandof Austria, we remained neutral until 1917,when Germanys unrestricted submarinewarfare threatened our commercialshipping. The Central powers faced offagainst the Allied powers in a devastatingconflict, in which 116,516 Americans losttheir lives.WORLD WAR II (1939-1945)

Instability created in Europe by World

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10 - And Our Flagwas still there

For more than 200 years, theAmerican flag has been thesymbol of our nations strength

and unity. Since Betsy Ross sewed the

first flag in 1776, it has been a source ofpride and inspiration for millions ofcitizens. Some of the highlights of itsunique past are shown in mural #9.

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War I set the stage for another international conflict,involving all the major countries in the world. It startedwith Adolph Hitler trying to take over the world byinvading Poland. 292,131 Americans gave their livesprotecting our freedom.

KOREAN CONFLICT (1950-1953)After World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th

parallel, into North Korea, which was controlled by the

Communists, and South Korea, which was led by theUnited States. North Korea, along with China, invadedSouth Korea in 1950. This continued until 1953, when atruce was finally agreed upon, costing us 33,651 more lives

VIETNAM WAR (1965-1974)The Vietnamese waged war with France in 1956, where

Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam gained their independence.Viet Nam was divided between the communist led Northand the anti-communist led South. Conflicts continued foralmost 8 years until the United States became involved.The war escalated, and became the longest war in Americahistory 47,369 Americans died protecting our freedom.

Through all these conflicts and wars the American flaghas continued to stand for freedom, and be a prominenticon in our national history today. The flag consists ofthirteen horizontal stripes (seven red stripes alternating withsix white stripes.) The stripes represent the originalcolonies, and the stars represent the fifty states in our unionThe colors of the flag are symbolic as well. Red symbolizehardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocenceand blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice.

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11 - Ligonier Dentists

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esidents of Ligonier and thesurrounding area have beenoffered the services of several

outstanding dentists over the years.In 1937 Dr. Richard Stoelting began

his dental practice in Ligonier. He leftthe practice temporarily in 1942 to servein the military in which he received aBronze Star. He resumed his practice inLigonier until 1983.

Robert Alber, D.D.S., started hispractice in Ligonier in 1948. He treateddental patients in the area until he waskilled by a drunk driver in 1970. Adental scholarship in his name to the IUDental School has been received byseveral local dentists.

Practicing since 1971 (with theexception of a three year sabbatical) Dr.Richard Brown enjoys the relationship an

friendship with employees and patientsthat is possible when serving in a smallcommunity. He has treated four genera-tions of some families. He has beeninvolved in Haiti and Belize doing shortterm mission dental services. His son, DrPeter Brown, has been working with himsince 1992.

Dr. Bruce Dragoo returned to Ligonierin 1978 after living here for four years as child. A few years after being in practicehe purchased the old State Police Post atTriangle Park where he continues to serve

Ligonier and the surrounding area.

LOCATION

South Cavin St.

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Saturday Night in Ligonier

In the 1930s and 1940s everyone

looked forward to Saturday night.The stores downtown were openlate and everyone went to town to shopfor groceries. The kids would meet theirfriends and walk around together or goto the movies at the Crystal Theater.

It was a fun get-together time. Carsparked at an angle at that time andpeople were known to park their car inthe afternoon to have a good parkingplace.

From the theater, just across the street(where Dr. Browns office is now) young

people went to the Philadelphia CandyKitchen, owned and operated by CharlieAndrews. The booths and floors wereshiny and clean, a nickelodeon providedmusic for a nickel and people coulddance. Sodas and sandwiches wereavailable and the candy counter was fullIn the winter Charlie had everyone well-disciplined to remove their snowy bootsand leave them by the door. Hewelcomed all the boys as they camehome from the service on furlough.After a basketball game the Phil waspacked with teenagers.

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13 - Amish

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reedom of Religion brought ourAmish populace from Switzer-land and settled in our rural

farming area. Most farms started with 2to 40 acres. They hewed their housesand barns from native timber, farmed thland and made their lively hood from thgrain raised.

Farming was done by horses andmules; their food source was raised andpreserved in their own kitchen. Mostfarms had what was called a summerkitchen where canning was done.

Their Bible teaching is the simplelifestyle.

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14 - Gregory McDougal

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he Blacklegs existed in Noble andsurrounding counties. They were

involved with horse thievery,erers and counterfeiting.regory McDougal was one of the

Blacklegs; on Sunday, January 17, 1858,a posse of fifteen or twenty members fromLigonier Regulators proceeded to RomeCity, then headquarters for several of thecriminals, and arrested nine of them,including Gregory McDougal, all ofwhom were taken to Ligonier and placed

in confinement and held for investigation.From the time of the arrests until the 25thof the month, thousands of people from allover the country, came to Ligonier to seethe imprisoned rascals, and watch theproceedings of the Regulators. Each daybrought people whose property had beenstolen, seeking information and trying torecover their property. The career ofMcDougal had been much more infamousthan the others, breaking jail twice,robbing four stores and two tanneries,robbing peddlers, stealing horses and

passing large amounts of counterfeitmoney. He boasted that no jail would

hold him and he feared neither God, mannor the devil.

He was accused of murder. Witnessestestified that he had killed a jailers wife inorder to free his brother from confinementThat he had robbed and murdered a schooteacher in Canada, and that he had tortured

persons by fire to compel them to revealthe hiding places of their valuables, andmany other crimes. His own confessionsand the evidence of witnesses convincedthe Regulators of his guilt and on January25, 1858 at 2 p.m. all companies ofregulators in Noble and surroundingcounties were summoned to meet at noonon Jan. 26, 1858, at Ligonier. They metand the evidence of guilt and the reportrecommending the execution of McDougawere submitted and approved and adoptedHe was hung at Diamond Lake hill and

buried in Rome City.

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15 - Family Physician & Veterinarian

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hroughout the years, Ligonierhas been fortunate to have hadquality family physicians who

have tirelessly served the community.Practicing in a small area requiredtraveling to area hospitals to deliverbabies, making house calls and givinggenerously of their time to fill patientsmedical needs.

Dr. Robert C. Stone graduated fromIU Medical School and began hispractice in Ligonier in 1959 andcontinues to provide care today. He alsoserves the area by participating in manyorganizations and has been honored as

Sagamore of the Wabash.Also graduating from IU MedicalSchool is Dr. Donald Hooker, who began

his practice in 1961 and continued inLigonier until 1992. Dr. Hooker stated,Reflecting back, I cannot imagine a

more enjoyable and rewarding careerthan being a doctor in a small town withwonderful people.

Serving the community from 1977 tothe present, optometrist Dr. GeoffreyHemmick, also shares his time andexpertise with many in the mission field

Dr. Floyd Warren, Veterinarian, tookcare of all small animals. He is active inStones Trace, Ligonier HistoricalSociety, Visitor Center and HeritageStation Museum and the PresbyterianChurch. He was in WWII and awardedthe Purple Heart. He was both Mayor ofLigonier and a County Commissioner.

LOCATION

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16 - Ligonier School HouseT

his little school was built in1876 to educate children from1st grade to 12th grade. The

gymnasium was on the 3rd floor. Eleven

proud graduates were in the firstgraduating class. As population grew inLigonier, the school added wings oneach side to accommodate more students.This was done in 1911. By 1900 therewere 2,200 residents including Jewishfamilies. In 1928, the school was againremodeled. The top floor was removedand a large addition to the north addedfor a gymnasium on the lower level and

classrooms above. There were matchingstairways at each end with shrubberieson each side of the stairs and along thewalkway to the two entrance doors and

one on the south and one on the north. Itwas then known as the Ligonier HighSchool. As a note, this little school wasnot the first school built. The very firstschool was built in 1837 on the propertynow occupied by the Ligonier CarnegieLibrary on Main Street. It was the onlyschool in the area at that time and theteachers there worked for their room andboard.

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17 - Ligonier State Police Post

On December 9, 1943 the new

Indiana State Police post wasdedicated on land donated bythe citizens of Ligonier. The LigonierPost was the district headquarters, withseven counties under their jurisdiction.Ligonier Police Post also had sub-postsin Ft. Wayne and Angola, plus, at onetime handled most of the State Policework for the Indiana Toll Road.

More radio traffic was handled by theLigonier State Police Post than any otherpost in the state. The Ligonier Post hadvery high standards. A frequent saying in

Indianapolis was, If you want it done

right, send it to Ligonier.In 1982 the Ligonier Post was closed

and moved west to Bremen with the finaradio transmission at 8:00 a.m. on May27, 1982. The post was torn downseveral years later and the McDonaldsRestaurant now sits on the site, which isapproximately mile south of theLigonier Visitors Center and HeritageStation.

The 320 foot tower, which stoodbehind the post and served the area formany years, was dismantled and taken 1mile north of Ligonier where its blinking

red light can still be seen.

LOCATION

East end ofPolice DeptBuilding

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18 - Ligonier Circa 1899

This mural is a collage ofdowntown stores from the late1800s to early 1900s. The

s are not in the sequence as theyon Cavin Street. These stores were

en because there were picturesable. In order from left to right:EAVER HARDWARE owned by Albertver and later by his son Elmo

Weaver. It included two store fronts onefor the hardware and one for gift items.

SCHLOTTERBACK GROCERY owned by

Melvin & Mary Schlotterback. Thisgrocery as well as some otherindependent stores delivered to homes.To all the school-age children, it wastheir candy store.

HOTEL GOLDSMITH was originally builtin 1874 under another name thenrenovated in 1895 with a new PalaceQueen Furnace of the largest size; newplumbing and bathrooms along with adouble steel range in the kitchen and afirst class cook making it one of theneatest and best hotels of its size inIndiana. From 1914 to 1935, theLigonier Post Office was in the northentrance with George Galey and WilliamMilner as postmasters.

W. A. BROWN FUNERAL HOME wasowned by Mr. Brown and son Seeley.The hearse was pulled by a white horsecovered with black netting. They alsooperated a furniture store in the same

building. They were located on thecorner of 2nd Street and Cavin Street.

SOLOMON MIER BANKING COMPANY

was started by Solomon Mier. It wassometimes called The Banking House ofSolomon Mier. It was located at 310 S.Cavin Street and was later occupied byFranks Sporting Goods. The marblewalls are still intact inside and thepolished red granite pillar outside is veryimpressive.

THE CITIZENS BANKwas owned by theStraus family and later when the Mierand Citizens Bank combined in 1928, itbecame the American State Bank.

SOLLIE KAHNS DRY GOODS was apopular store for clothing and sewingmaterials.

JACOB RAUBERT JEWELRY STORE wason the west side of Cavin Street. It had alarge clock hanging in front of the store.Mr. Raubert was a watchmaker andengraver. He also sold fine china andsilver flatware.

LOCATION

East 3rd Street

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19 - Railroad and DepotT

he Lake Shore Railroad wasbeing built in 1854 around thetime that Solomon Mier and Issac

Straus came to Ligonier. The fact thatthere would be a depot in Ligonier was afactor that helped these two men to decideto stay in Ligonier. Transportation wouldbe beneficial to businesses. The train wasimportant to bring people and freight as

well as mail.The local livery stable provided

transportation for the Jewish ladies to andfrom their homes to the station when theytraveled to Chicago and Toledo to dotheir shopping. Freight delivery was vitalto the businesses. The line was latercalled the New York Central and now isknown as the Norfolk and Southern. Asyou walk past the corner of the mural,you will hear the train whistle and sound

of the tracks. The sound system wasdonated by M&M Security.

LOCATION

223 S. Cavin &3rd Street

SPONSOR

DEKKOFoundation

ARTIST

Kelly Meredith

SOUND

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20 - Operation FoundationO

peration Foundation is a faith-based volunteer effort designedto address not only the

physical needs of the community, but

also the cultural and spiritual needs aswell. It is a weeklong cleanup andrestoration project focused primarily onthe downtown and surrounding residen-tial areas.

Each year, over 500 volunteers donatethousands of hours of their time duringthis weeklong event. With a populationof about 4,500 people, this is a major

undertaking, and has been anoverwhelming success. Since 2007, over$1.2 million dollars worth of work hasbeen completed within the City of

Ligonier.Because of this project, Ligonierbecame the first Good Works City inIndiana under the office of Faith Basedand Community Initiatives.

More information of this project canbe found on their website:

www.OperationFoundation.com.

LOCATION

Behind LakeCity Bank

SPONSOR

Star of theWest Milling

ARTIST

Peggy Tassler

COMPLETED

2011

Volunteers taking partin the Elkhart River

cleanup included, fromthe back, Nic Weimer,Niles Butler, WayneLewis, Janelle Miller andLaura Miller. More than aton of debris was pulledout of the waterway bythe Operation Foundationvolunteers.


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21 - Lyon & Greenleaf

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he Lyon and Greenleaf Mill wasestablished in Wauseon, Ohio,

in 1866 with the purpose ofsupplying flour to the Union army duringthe Civil War. In 1885, Marcus Lyon andhis son, Arthur, moved to Ligonier,purchased the land between the NewYork Central railroad track and theElkhart River and began constructing themill. In July 1886, the first wheatshipments began rolling in to the facility.The flour production capacity of theplant was originally 300 barrels (58,800lbs.) per day. The production today is800,000 lbs. per day.

The Ligonier mill generated all itsown power with a 150,000 watt and a

50,000 watt coal-fired generator. At onetime (during night time hours when the

mill was not running) they sold electricityto the city of Ligonier for its street lightsIn 1929, Lyon and Greenleaf sold thegenerating plant to Indiana & MichiganElectric Company. Items made from theflour produced by the mill includedcookies, cakes, donuts, crackers, icecream cones, pretzels and licorice.

Star of the West of Frankenmuth,Mich. purchased the assets of theLigonier plant of Lyon & Greenleaf Co.Inc., in June 1987.

Ken Schuman, the present plant

manager, is the great-great grandson ofMarcus Lyon.

LOCATION

West 2nd Street

SPONSOR

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ARTIST

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22 - M&M Store

R

ay Mathew and Dick Mathewwere owners of the storelocated at 313 S. Cavin St. It

was originally called a five and dimestore. It was a version of Alco with asoda fountain as Marge Kavanaugh daughter of Dick Mathew, describes it.There was also a whole candy counterwhere you had to walk around severaltimes before making a choice! The storewas right next door to the CrystalTheater, so it became a hangout after themovie. Movie tickets were 25 cents andthe popcorn there was amazing and onlyten cents.

Ligonier High School had an openlunch hour and many of the students

went to the M & M Store for hot dogs,barbecued beef sandwiches and toastedcheese. You could get a nickel Coke

flavored with cherry, lemon or chocolate also milk shakes and bananasplits.foot long pretzels were a penny.In the 50s, Ligonier had no fast foodrestaurants just the M & M,Andersons Drive In, Crossroads andLauers Truck Stop.

The store was sold in the late 60s to aMr. Leedy, then later it was the Bucket& Brush followed by Edgells PizzaShack and now Letis.

The M & M Store along with the

other establishments mentioned are allLegends of Ligonier.

LOCATION

West 2nd Street

SPONSOR

LigonierMerchants

ARTIST

Peggy Tassler

COMPLETED

2010


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23 - Ligonier Telephone Company Inc.

The Ligonier Telephone Co.mural depicts the old switch-board. Harry Inks started the

e company in one of the little

offices on 2nd Street which is thestreet where this mural is painted. Atthat time, he made his own telephones tosell. He built his first telephone in anupstairs bedroom in their family home.His daughter, Louise Inks, delivered thephone bills on her bicycle. Among thecompanys first accomplishments wasthe establishment of a long distance linebetween Ligonier and the Noble Countyseat of Albion 12 miles away.

Among the early phones was thephone that was attached to the wall witha crank on the side. Each phone ownerhad a ring for example, long and ashort ring or two short rings andeveryone on that line in the county couldlisten in on their neighbors conversation.

In 1919, the phone company relocatedinto the building which is now Dr.Stones office. Telephone operators atthat time earned $25 per month. A reliefoperator received $12.50 per month.Many ladies from Ligonier weretelephone operators: Erma Gates,Thelma Holden, Norma Hite, LillianBrandeberry, Nadja Horne, Erlis Rex,Vivian Hayden, Linda Gunder, EvaSandlin, Hazel Nick Kurtz, MaureenBlack, Mable Ramsby and BerniceWhite. Do you remember others?

Ligonier is very unique in having ahome-owned telephone company whichalong with our telephone; they offer100% digital television and high speedinternet.

LOCATION

West 2nd Street

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ARTIST

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24 - Schrocks Flowers

Otto L. Schrock and son Walter

Schrock formed SchrocksFlowers in 1938. In time, they

had 14 large greenhouses which was45,000 sq. ft. of space. Their businesswas raising flowers for customers withina 50 mile radius of Ligonier. They hadan office, a retail store, a wholesale storeas well as FTD service. They rented outcandelabras and other supplies forweddings and parties.

Schrocks Flowers furnished standingwire baskets of flowers for customersasking them to be placed at the cemetery.

They watered the baskets through the

summer; and in the fall, took them backto the greenhouse and when springarrived filled them again with plants.They were also responsible for plantingflowers around the fountain in TrianglePark. Local people working at thegreenhouses included Kenny and MarySmith, Dewey Biddle, Jim Wallace, HapVanette, Ralph Rex, Ed Stoner, BobHeyback and Dale Sperry.

In 1969, Dale Sperry bought theflower shop only and in time thegreenhouses were torn down.

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25 - Ligonier

Quality BakeryF

or 75 years the aroma of qualitybaked goods has wafted fromthe Ligonier Quality Bakery. It

is one of only two small retail bakeriesleft in the area. Most fresh baked goodscome from bakeries in grocery stores orchain stores.

The bakery has been in the Crepsfamily since 1926 when Earl & LulaCreps started it. Earl died in 1956 and

Bob & Virginia Creps took over in 1958.Their son, Jim, joined them in the

business in the early 1970s. The bakeryis popular all around the area. People inthe lakes area come to buy baked goodsas well as tourists have found their wayto the bakery. Factory workers stop totake donuts to fellow employees. Theirbaked goods are also popular at businessmeetings. Jims daughter, Heather andher husband are now associated with thebakery making it a fourth generation

business as well as one of the oldestexisting businesses in town.

LOCATION

West alleybetween LWW

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SPONSOR

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ARTIST

Robert A.Hudson

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26 - Blazed Trail Garage

On the Lincoln Highway that went through Ligonier was theBlazed Trail garage. It was owned by Charles Jinx and LucyWinebrenner. The wrecker they owned was the largest one in

the area. It is said the big door was always open and Jinx was always inthere.

Mrs. Winebrenner told that there were more fish caught on that benchoutside the building than on any lake around!

The Lunch Car, attached to the garage, was owned by William &Elizabeth Furkis for 23 years.

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27 - Mier CarIn 1905, Mr. Solomon Mierfounded the Mier Carriage andBuggy Company. He produced

many carriages and eventually he built10-12 automobiles which he called theMier Runabout.

One of these cars is on display in the

museum in Syracuse, Ind. Although thecar was built in Ligonier, the engine wabuilt by a man in Syracuse. A map fromthe Auburn Duesenberg Museum showsLigonier as one of many car manufac-turers in Indiana.

LOCATION

LincolnwayWest

SPONSOR

Erica & BillLapham

ARTIST

Robert A.Hudson

COMPLETED

2009

First house in LigonierM

ajor Bradford, adecedent of GovernorBradford of Mayflower

e, was born in Portage County,o, on April 13, 1809, anded to the Haw Patch area in1. In 1833 he purchased 120s on the Elkhart River, north

east of present Pigeon Streetdge. When Ligonier was

platted, Mr. Bradford built the firstdwelling, on or near Lot 1 of theoriginal plat. He also built the firstriver bridge, a span of 128 feet,hewed and framing the timberswith a broadax. He received $520from the County Commissionersfor materials and labor. Mr.

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28 - Tyler Tank Oil CompanyO

riginated from the purchase ofThe City Oil Wagon by EliasTyler from L.G. Cooper in

September, 1907. After the death of hisfather in 1909, Ed Tyler continued todrive the wagon for ten years.

In 1919 he purchased the City OilWagon from his mother and continued todrive it until 1923. At this time he sold

the business to Mr. Ed Crockett and wentto work for the Topeka Home Oil Co.,

owned by Kempp and Leming ofTopeka. He worked for this company forfive years, building up a business whichrequired them to build a Bulk Plant atLigonier.

In 1928 he bought the Bulk Plantfrom the Topeka Home Oil Company,located in Ligonier. Mr. Tyler deliveredkerosene to residents in Ligonier and the

surrounding area with his tanker whichwas pulled by a horse.

LOCATION

LincolnwayWest

SPONSOR

Erica & BillLapham


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29 - Mier CarriageM

any buggies and carriageswere made in the MierCarriage and buggy

company. This three-story building waslater known as the Wirk GarmentCompany. It greatly deteriorated in theearly 2000s and was later razed.

Carriages were the elite transportationof the day and the Jewish homes most allhad a carriage house to house theircarriage and horses. The carriage

depicted in this mural was found inWashington, Pa., and purchased by agroup of 12 or more interested people. Itwas tattered and broken, but afterreceiving a grant, the carriage wasrestored to its original state, if not better.The metal tag on the back identifies itfrom the Mier Carriage Co., Ligonier,Ind. It is presently on display in theHeritage Station Museum at 800 Lincol-nway South, Ligonier.

LOCATION

LincolnwayWest

SPONSOR

Erica & BillLapham

ARTIST

Robert A.Hudson

COMPLETED

2009

Plumbing and Climate Control Contractors Since 1946

1248 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, IN 46767

e-mail: [email protected]

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r beloved Ligonier. Approximately

e mile south of Ligonier there is a

etch of the original brick road.

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orner of Lincoln Highway Westnd Cavin Street

PONSOR

ving Gravel, Ligonier Chamber ofommerce, Ligoner Rotary Club,gonier Lions and citizens

ESIGNER

ashion Farm Countryscapes andardens

Several volunteers including employees of Countryscapes andGardens of Ligonier donated their time to build the quilt garden onMonday. From the left are Miles Kritzman, Orlando Banda, Elson Mast,Kyle Cross, Jason Becker, Min Miller, Ren Cripe, Reed Miller and AustinWilson.

BOB BUTTGEN


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30 - City of MuralsT

he murals began as a result of arevitalization program initiatedby Future Ligonier Alliance in

2005. Artists from various parts of theUnited States have come to Ligonier topaint these murals showing the historyand legends of our city. The artist of this

mural details the icons of Ligonier, suchas the Seth Thomas clock and theTriangle Park Fountain as well asflowers that adorn our parks and gazeboThe flowers are planted each year by theBeautification Team sponsored by theJennie Thompson Fundation.

LOCATION

103 S. CavinStreet

SPONSOR

Rex HagenFamilyFoundation

ARTIST

Kelly Meredith

COMPLETED

2011


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31 - Indianas first Good Works City

A30 foot high sign just east of the U.S.6/S.R. 33/S.R. 5 intersection wasstanding as an eyesore. It had been

used by a tavern that had burned down about 10years ago and served no purpose. The NewCommunity Initiatives group decided to take upthe problem of the big sign. The company

owning the property had no problem with fixingthe sign as long as it was no cost to them. KellieShidler was asked to create a design for the signThe top has the Ligonier clock logo, the middlepart shows Ligonier as the First Good WorksCity as designated by Gov. Mitch Daniels,especially for the good works of OperationFoundation, and the bottom promotes NobleCounty.

LOCATION

US 6 East of SR 5 & 33x

SPONSOR

New Community Initiatives

ARTIST

Kellie Shidler

COMPLETED

2010

Historic clock serves as citys landmark

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Ligonier's historic clock has become ourlandmark. It was given to the city in1924 by John Cavin in memory of his

father, Isaac Cavin, who was the founder of ourcity. It is a Seth Thomas clock and originally itwas weight-driven which means it had to bewound once a week!

It was finally converted to electricity in 1957.The clock was installed in front of the oldAmerican State Bank building at the corner of

Third and Cavin Streets. In 1968, when theydecided to tear down the bank and replace itwith a new one, the clock was moved south onCavin Street in front of the Ligonier TelephoneCompany. The clock stood there until the fall of1981.

One day, a semi stopped at the telephoneoffice for some information. As the truck pulledaway, it struck the clock and knocked it down.The clock was a mass of broken metal and glassand the pieces were placed in 55-gallon drumsand buckets.

When the city contacted the company that

owned the truck, it was discovered that the

company had declared bankruptcy and allowedits insurance to lapse, leaving the city with nofunds to repair the clock. The barrels and bucketwere stored in a warehouse for about a year.

In December of 1982, an anonymous donorleft a $50,000 gift to the city to repair the clock.A search was on to find someone to repair theclock and John Moss of Newton, Mass., wasselected. His resume included the restorations othe Symphony Hall Street clock in Boston and

the famous Waterhouse clock at Harvard University.Then, a way to transport it to Mass., had to

be found. Since we had Kidd's MarshmallowCompany in Ligonier that shipped marshmal-lows throughout the country, the companyoffered to ship the pieces of the clock toMassachussetts with a load of marshmallows attheir expense!

Eighteen months later, the clock was returnedto Ligonier by Kidd's and put into service at2:20 p.m. on Decemeber 8, 1984.

It now stands proudly in Triangle Park amid

beautiful flowers and the fountain.


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T

he temple was dedicated in September of 1889. Itwas named Ahavath Shalom, meaning Lovers of

Peace. Ligonier had quite a Jewish populationng the 1850s until 1932, when the Jewish populationn to disappear. From 1932, services were only held on

h Holy Days and finally the temple was closed at theof World War II. From 1965 until 1989, the templea place of worship by several churches. During this, the pews and much of the Jewish furniture wasoved. Much of it has been lost in time. The Eternalt which once hung from the ceiling was removed andented to the Lakeside Temple of Lake Forest, Chicago,

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wertheimer, members of theregation.ecause it was part of Ligonier's past and a great part ofewish heritage, a group of concerned citizens went

ching for someone to buy the temple. It was purchased byLigonier library, along with help of some grants, and wase into a museum to be known as the Ligonier Historicaleum.o help celebrate our Jewish heritage, a rededication of theeum was held in September of 1989, just 100 years fromate the building was first dedicated. It contains manysh artifacts along with many items from Ligonier's past.listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.n visiting the Temple today, one is struck by the beautye 3 large leaded glass windows displaying figures of King

mon, King David and Jonathan and David with theler Menorahs and the Star of David above. On either sidee recess, which held the Torah, the Burnt Offering and

Ark of the Covenant are depicted.

The museum is now operated by the Ligonier HistoricalSociety and is open to visitors and tours from May 1st throughOctober 31.

The first homesteaders arrived inthis area along the Ft. Wayne-Goshen Trail near Perrys

ie in about 1830. Richard Stoneed, filed his claim to the land anda double log cabin. By 1839, he hadthe first two story, frame structure

e area to be used as a stopping placehe weary traveler. Hence Stonesrn. For the next 20 years it was aplace being used as an inn, school,office, court room and gatheringe for neighbors. But, alas, in thes the railroad put a station innier and a more modern hotel cameexistence. The value of the taverned. It was then used as a familyling and finally a farm shed. It wast to be torn down. In 1964, Stonese Historical Society began restoringilapidated building as a historical

Dedication was held in June, 1966.tones Tavern is now a historicaleum which welcomes visitors to touroms. The society has since added ac area with shelter house, the Cyrus

Kimmell House, the Feldheiser-HontzMuseum and an old time wood workingshop. The Noble Regulators operate ablack powder firing range on the

grounds. The site is open for tours andvisits May through September.

Our Motto To give our past afuture.

The Ligonier Jewish Temple

Stones Tavern




Dan Hillsculptures

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hy does Ligonier

have all these

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ens of Ligonier that others

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