Swan Lagoon 1908

Description:	Front: Script at bottom of image reads, Lagoon, Winona Lake, Ind.Back: Body of message reads, Dear Aunt Alice: I have just sent a card to Cousin Nate and to Mary Lakenan. Perry didnt come yesterday as we thought he would, he will come today. I think. The folks at Bass lake wanted him to stay there and it seems he wanted to stay too. Bess address is Knox Ind. R.R.1. You will be lonely when Aunt Fanny goes, I wish she would stay longer. Mary L. Addressed to, Miss Alice Cauthons, Washington, Ind. The writer must be talking about Sol Dickey when she says that the people of Bass Lake wanted him to stay and he wanted to stay. The Winona Assembly was orignally going to be built at Bass Lake in Starke County, Indiana.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:	1908-07-07
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/718
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Swan Lagoon

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