Grotto Spring 1917

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of postcard reads, Grotto Spring, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, This is a wonderful place - boating, bathing, fine speakers, musicians, etc. I am enjoying it more than making hay. Hope you had a fine time at your home last Sat night. Best wishes to all. Sincerely yours, Carl. E. Fraug, Winona Lake, Ind. Addressed to, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dickwan, Oakland, [...]. Penciled-in script reads, Austin R. 4. The Grotto Spring is located on the north side of the Twelfth Street Hill adjacent to the Billy Sunday Home. The builder is unkown. It is a large open subterranean room made from native field stone in a circular shape. The water flows out via a concrete spillway and then passes under a small bridge also made of native field stone. At one time gold fish called the center pool home. The Town of Winona Lake filled in the Grotto Springs in the 1980s. The spring water found a new route and destroyed the pavement on the Twelfth Street Hill. The gravel was removed and the Grotto was somewhat restored. The Grotto is still a part of Winona Lake, but is showing its age.
Origin:	1917-08-08
Created By:	C. R. Childs Co., Chicago
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/646
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Grotto Spring

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