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U.S. Post Office ~

New Harmony, Indiana...

This post office was established in 1816 (the same year that Indiana became a state!).
One hundred fifty years later, a new post office building was built with this commemorative stone marker in 1966.

- Photos taken & submitted by JGWest

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If you look close enough...
you can find unusual things! I found this very nice street clock in New Harmony, Indiana recently and thought it might be a nice photo for this feature of our blog. After taking several photos, I noticed the name of the clock company and thought I should write it down in case it did not show well in the photos. By the way, the clock is about 12 feet tall.

You should click on the photos to get a larger image and you may be able to read what is on the face. Leaves from a tree is reflected on the clock face making it difficult to read.

The face reads: "Memory Station Clock Company Newburgh, Indiana." So, this is from Newburgh to New Harmony!

-Photos taken & submitted by JGWest

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New Harmony, Indiana

"The Roofless Church"

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Roofless Church

Just across the street from the New Harmony Inn stands the non-denominational Roofless Church, an architectural landmark and spiritual retreat designed by Philip Johnson and built in 1960.
The area is surrounded by a twelve-foot wall, and features Ceremonial Gates by Jacques Lipchitz that open into a peaceful courtyard of gardens and sculptures.
A paved walkway leads to a fifty-foot high lobed dome covered with cedar shingles. Visitors from Japan and India tend to see the shingled canopy as a lotus, whereas those from Christian backgrounds interpret it as a rose.
Under this dome is the bronze statue of The Descent of the Holy Spirit, also by Lipchitz. At the back of the enclosure, a large balcony looks out over the Wabash River valley.
The church is open year-round to the public and is operated under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis. Mrs. Jane Blaffer Owen, who commissioned the Roofless Church, believed that "only one roof, the sky, could embrace all worshipping humanity." Its picturesque setting makes it a popular setting for weddings and other ceremonies.
For additional information about the Roofless Church, please contact the Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation at (812) 682-3050.

From: http://www.newharmonyinn.com/leisure/attractions.php

- Photos taken and submitted by JGWest