This blog reports events and interesting tidbits from Rensselaer, Indiana and the surrounding area.
The publication Vintage Views had an article about the quarry in its Spring 2009 issue, but the library does not have that issue yet. It probably tells all the things I should be including here.
April 18 Rensselaer Plan Commission meeting 5:30; Rensselaer BZA meeting 6:30 City Hall
April 20 Community Baby Shower, Fairgrounds. Registration required.
April 22 City Council meeting 6:00, City Hall
April 26 Gas Department Customer Appreciation luncheon, 11-1 Gas Department
May 4 Town-wide garage sale
May 4 First Farmers' Market
May 5 Lifewise Academy Character Trait Trot 5K, Francesville
May 6 Commissioners meeting, 8:30 Sparling Annex
May 6 Rensselaer Park Board meeting
May 13 Rensselaer City Council meeting 6:00 City Hall
Unofficial website of Memories Alive at Weston Cemetery (Weston Cemetery Walk)
Unofficial Art Tour of Rensselaer
The official website of the City of Rensselaer: http://www.cityofrensselaerin.com/
The Rensselaer branch of the the Jasper County Library offers many programs. Their calendar is at: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsCalendar.cfm?SiteID=8102
The water flow in the Iroquois River is measured east of Rensselaer by the USGS at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/in/nwis/uv?sit
https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=509&LayerID=7887&PageTypeID=2&PageID=3844 Who owns what and where in Jasper County.
Weather, Rensselaer and area.
City of Rensselaer; Minutes of City Council, Park Board, Board of Public Works and Safety
Jasper County Government Document CenterRensselaer Central School Board Minutes (called Board Bits)
2 comments:
We rode our bikes down into the Quarry on a couple of Sundays during the 60's. It wasn't as deep back then but deep enough. It was a rough climb back up the hill. We would look for "fool's gold". When we pass through Rensselaer we always drive by there to let the grandkids check it out.
The Quarry is very impressive although currently no one is aloud to be down in the pit due to large fallng rocks I would be the first in line. I have worked here for a year now and have not gone down to the bottom which is approximately 350 feet down. I love when we blast I have to actually call around the businesses near us to let them know. I am afraid of the fault line that we are near tho. The building was built in the 1800's the property was originally a farm and purchased in the early 1900's by the Babcock Family with the intention of quarrying the land. The most interesting fact is that the Dolomite Limestone that we mine comes from a natural coral reef that extends through a large part of our area.
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