So sad to wake up to the news of a shooting in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday night. I hadn’t watched any news on Sunday and just heard of it today.
Indianapolis, Indiana at night
Seven children, ages 12 to 17 were injured. One is in critical condition and 6 others are stable.
More information can be found at nbcnews.com
Indiana’s Bicentennial was celebrated in 2016. As part of the celebration, fiberglass statues of bison were made available to each of Indiana’s counties. Local artists decorated them with themes and scenes of the local area and features. We have seen several of these during our travels around the state, and our trip to Batesville today was no different.
We found the familiar shape of one of 92 Indiana county’s bison statues in front of the Batesville City Admin and Police Department Building. “Braun” sure makes a striking appearance on this admin office lawn!
It was sunny and cold today, but still a nice day for a short trip. we found ourselves t a large city cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana. We saw short wall, behind which were a couple of cannons.
Old Glory in the breeze
Great ID Plaque
It became obvious that this was the location of the Civil War Veteran’s cemetery, complete with a prominent flagpole.
A beautiful, serene setting
An interesting touch for this section
Rest in Peace
Pioneers who were first buried in the Presbyterian and Baptist Cemeteries were reburied in this plot. This info is from the plaque, photo below, that is onsite at the Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana.
We found this as we were in the cemetery looking at interesting grave markers.
Very interesting and it is so nice knowing the graves were moved and not forgotten.
A couple of blocks south and west of the Rush County Courthouse is a delightful, decent sized city park. Rolling terrain compliments picnic tables, swing sets and public art.
History of a river
Interesting water fountain
Music theme art works
A clean design and wonderful facilities make a park that I’m sure gets a lot of use.
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