Lawrence County Convention and Visitors Bureau  

                             Limestone Capitol of the World

Bedford, known as the "Limestone Capital of the World",   Indiana Limestone, is home to around 14,000 people with its excellent schools, outstanding shopping, cultural amenities and small town atmosphere.  

The Depression years hit the industry hard, but by 1940 Congress agreed to use Indiana limestone for the new Pentagon Bldg.  Other project followed, such as additions to Tribune Square in Chicago, Washington Cathedral, U.S. Court House, Washington Cathedral Addition, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, General Office Bldg Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati; TN State Capitol restoration and repair, the Crescent in Dallas, City-County Bldg in Indianapolis, and the Ronald Reagan Bldg, among others.  The limestone industry has come a long way since 1860.  Gone are the yearly blasting, hand sawing, and horse/oxen transport.  Modern technology and computers are the norm today as the industry continues to prosper.  The county has many beautiful quarries with crystal blue water, but none is accessible today for the public visitation. 




Bedford Chamber of Commerce

Community Website for Bedford, Indiana
http://www.bedfordonline.com

The Times-Mail -- Bedford's local newspaper
 http://www.tmnews.com

Mitchell, Indiana 
 http://www.mitchell-indiana.org/


 
Spring Mill State Park
                              

Lawrence County is home to Spring Mill State Park, the second most visited State Park in Indiana. Featuring a Pioneer Village, tennis courts, hiking trails, a nature center, canoe and paddle-boat rentals, making Spring Mill the top tourist attraction in Lawrence County. Probably one of the best-loved areas in the park is the Pioneer Village. This reconstructed village is presented as close as possible to what the area may have looked like when Hugh and Thomas Hamer acquired the property in 1831.

Persimmon Festival
http://www.mitchellpersimmonfestival.org/

Three distinguished men from the Lawrence County area have played
a major role in the exploration of space for the United States.  We are proud to recognize them and give credit to their accomplishments.               
         
                                                                                                                                          http://www.apollo1.org/TheCrew.aspx

Virgil I. 'Gus' Grissom - NASA Astronaut
Biography
NASA selected Grissom as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959. He made the second 15-minute suborbital Mercury flight on July 21, 1961, aboard the capsule Liberty Bell 7. After splashdown in the Atlantic, explosive bolts holding the emergency exit hatch blew without warning and water filled the capsule, forcing Grissom into the ocean. He was rescued by helicopter, but the capsule sank. Recovery of the Liberty Bell 7
Grissom was assigned to command the first manned flight test of the Apollo capsule. He died along with astronauts Edward White II and Roger Chaffee in a fire during a launch pad test on Jan. 27, 1967. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.  Apollo Mission

Kenneth D. Bowersox - NASA Astronaut
Biography
STS-61, December 2-13, 1993, was the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing and repair mission. During the 11-day flight, the HST was captured and restored to full capacity through a record five space walks by four astronauts. After having traveled 4,433,772 miles in 163 orbits of the Earth, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and her crew returned to a night landing on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Charles D. Walker - MDC Payload Specialist
Biography
He was responsible for training the NASA astronaut crews in the operation of the CFES payload on STS-4, STS-6, STS-7, and STS-8 shuttle flights during 1982 and 1983. Confirmed by NASA in 1983 as the first industrial payload specialist, Mr. Walker accompanied the McDonnell Douglas CFES equipment as a crew member on Space Shuttle missions 41-D, 51-D, and 61-B, accumulating 20 days of experience in space and traveling 8.2 million miles.

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