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Columbus Personnel Department

123 Washington Street • Columbus, IN 47201 • (812) 376-2570 Phone • (812) 376-2579 Fax
Office Open 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday thru Friday


 
History-Mystery
By William Wiley

Center
"YOU MAY BE IN COLUMBUS, BUT WHERE IS THE MIND & HEART"
Map of Bartholomew County hinged as a doorway.
Map Shows- Network of Streams, arrowheads, Indeana teepee, remnants of prehistoric Indians, Gus Abbett or Lt. Alonzo Hubbard (Civil war Soldiers), rifle, campaign cap.

 

 

Sections 1-2-3-4 (Left-Right)
Agricultural base of Bartholomew County
Corn shocks
Pumpkins
Grass
Second Court House (1831-1839)
Passage of Time
Scythe
Hourglass

 

Sections 4-5-6

Outline of Churches
Fairgrounds (1879 Atlas)
South State Street (Indiana & Mapleton)
Amphitheater, Floral Hall and Pumps)
Female figure (Beulah Brown Fletcher) Newspaperwomen
Will Donner or Will Miller standing by high wheel bicycle
Original Republican Office (Newspaper)
Grandview Ridge & Harrison Lakes built by QG Noblitt
Flatrock River with figures fishing
Quill Pen

 

Sections 6-7-8-9

Hills, streams and trees
Grave of first settler Joseph Cox (Middle Road)
Patterson's Mill on Flatrock at north edge of town
JG Schwartzkopf House on Tipton Hill
Joe Wooley's Livery Stable
Steer Hide- WW and JE Mooney Tanners (Smoke stacks)
Wheelbarrow
War declared
Walking plow
Crump's Theatre (Tragedy and Comedy masks)
Hoosier Meat markets
Sam Dodd, Blacksmith (Anvil)
Farmers Market n Public Square
Grace Lutheran Church
Rainbow

 

Sections 10-11-12

Man in Kitzinger's Saloon with stein
Dancer
Rising Sun
Luke Bonesteel's Cabin (First Court house)
Railroad bridge over White River with train
First Baptist Church
Stock Farm- Residence of Mrs. KM Hunter, Columbus Township
Angel
Cummins Jet Plane
FT Crump House- 1016 Washington Street
Tannehill and Lowell covered bridges
Trolley
Midnight track laying on top of ground on Washington Street

Sections 13-14-15-16
Clessie Cummins in Auburn
Columbus flagship, the Santa Maria
Flat boat on White River
Reeves Moto-Cycle
Pack horse
Wilber and Oriville Wright (in Derby hat)
George Pence in broad brimmed hat
Former St. Pauls Episcopal- Now Unitarian Church 423 8th Street)
Floyd Simmon in bi-plane (crop duster)
Circular window (Korab logo)
Apple Grove Farm and residence of Issac P Cox in Sandcreek Township
Two football players
Barney's Red Western Saloon- Taylorsville
School House, basketball goal and swing
Scott's London Tea Store (525 Washington Street)
St. Dennis Hotel- (5th and Washington Street)
Cross
GAR Building (3rd and Washington Street)

 

Sections 17-18-19-20-21
Wagon
Bartholomew County court House
Shawnee Chief Tecumseh
Buffalo Mask
Ken Maynard- Cowboy movie star
Horn (DVAC logo- before CAAC)
Original Plat of Columbus Deed book A
Baseball Diamond
First log jail on public square (1821-1831)
First Christian Church (5th and Lafayette)
Old Water Works (Senior Center at 2nd and Lindsey)
Logo of Silver moon Flour
Columbus High School (Now CNHS)
Old Central High School
Irwin Home
Farmstead and Silo
Sawtooth Building

 

Mystery Symbols
Hinge, Scissors, Plane, Guitar, Knife, Level, Bellows, Painter Pallet, Wiley signature, Axe, Scythe, Question mark, Heart, Hammer, Rocket, Outline of Indiana, Multi-colored stars, Quarter Moon, Tourch


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