Lily Pond 1911

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of postcard reads, Lily Pond, South View, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Mother, Am wondering when you are - but will change this card at M- Wish you were here to enjoy the rest and change with me. Its beautiful - I will write when I hear from you. Address - The Heights - Winona Lake Ind. - E. Edith. Originally addressed to, Mrs. Mary L. Morrison, 1308 S. Elm St., Muncie, Ind. Address crossed out; new address, Continental, Ohio., In care of Will Morrison. The Administration Building is in the background of this view of the Lily Pond. The Park Ave. sidewalk would have been behind the people sitting on the park bench.Located between the Administration Building and the Auditorium, this small body of water has had three names over the years. It has been known as the Lagoon (the canal was also called the Lagoon), The Lily Pond (the south end of the lake was also called this) and as The Swan Pond. During the Beyer Brother Spring Fountain Park days there were a number of ponds on the grounds. This pond survives. It is a dug pond and is fed by four or more artesian springs. Years ago one could hear the roar of the water as it exited the pond into a drain due to the large volume of water. The pond now has concrete seawalls. Over the years the bridge has come and gone and a new one is currently firmly in place. The statue, given to Winona Assembly by Pittsburgh food magnate H.J. Heinz, named The Student was acquired in France and placed in Winona in 1901. Over the years the statue was moved to various locations on the grounds and is currently back home in its original location. One report states that the Beyer Brothers imported carp from Germany and placed them in the pond, which later escaped into Winona Lake. In 1928 Warsaw clothing store owner Ben Phillipson presented a pair of swans and their population grew. The Winona Lake Christian Assembly used a stylized swan as one of its trademarks.
Origin:	1911-08-02
Created By:	J. W. Van Deventer
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/530
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Lily Pond

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