Every time we passed that courthouse this weekend, we wondered: why the fish?
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Every time we passed that courthouse this weekend, we wondered: why the fish?
Since most of the lakes are man-made, it's not a deep fishing tradition!
Clipped from the library website:
"Why does Monroe County have a fish on top of the courthouse?" The answer is probably because Austin Seward, a Bloomington blacksmith, wanted to put it there. Mr. Seward made the weathervane for the 1827 courthouse which was replaced by the existing building in 1906. Mr. Seward was a Presbyterian church elder and probably chose the fish because of its Christian symbolism. Also, fish were common on weathervanes in the eastern and southern part of the country."
Apparently, the fish is huge...
Those photos are so pretty. I can't wait until we have more nice weather.