Hertiage Park
The issue of the Culver Citizen for: 1996 - November 6 – The Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver revealed
plans for a small park on the site of the former Texaco gasoline station at the southwest corner of Main and
Jefferson…
The Antiquarian and Historical Society created the Heritage Park on the corner of Main & Jefferson that was in
past years an empty lot and the Texaco Service Station.
Clean-up work on the former Texiaco Station began.
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the placque reads:
Heritage Park
The Antiquarian
and
Historical Society of Culver
Major Donors
Jane and John Appel
Mary Jo and Harvey Bradley
Frances Butler
Th G. Edward Curtis Family
The James F Dickie Family
The Edward Dunn Family
The Ellen and Paul Gignilliat Family
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Greenleaf
The Wade C Harrison Family
The Toots and Jim Henderson Family
The Julia and Andre Lacy Family
The Lauth Family
The Betty and Jim Moss Family
Mary and Sam Perkins
Pinnacle Bank
Thomas Spiece
The Rita and Jake VanNamen Family
The Jean and Bill Welch Family
Mark M. Holeman, Landscape Architect
Richard L., Fisher, Construction Supervisor
1998
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The Also were instrumental in getting the Commercial District of downtown
Culver on to the National Register of Historic Places list.
The Plaque reads:
Culver Commercial Historic District
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the Unitied States Department of Interior
1900
Dedicated May 11, 1996
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The brick sidewalk is lined with names, dates, memories, history and lots of genealogy. Within the
pages below are the bricks that are laid in the walks of Heritage Park; the inscription and a photo
if I have. I know some are not so great but I had just got the digital camera - These were done
2006/2007 I have not been able to get back as yet. The hyperlink on names within takes you to a set
of blocks
I have taken photos of the some of the bricks and working on getting them all but it takes time and
some I have missed because I have not overlapped right or the image came out blurrred. Some are affected
by the sunlight or shadowed by me standing in front of them I have not been able to get back to re-take p
ictures since a done this a couple of years ago.
The bricks are inscribed in batches of 12 contact the Antiquariand and Historical Society for an up-to-date quote of price
on a brick - to honor your family, friend, or loved one. In the 18 Sep. 2008 Culver citizen it was stated:
- 4" X 8" with 1 or 2 lines was $50
- 8" X 8" with up to 4 lines was $100
Order forms are also available in the Museum room at the Culver Union Township Public Library.
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The installation of the "Town Clock Project" was spear headed by Verl Shaffer (Verl the Barber) and was in charge of the fund raiser during 2011 for the cost of the purchase of the
clock and was installed during 2012 when the downtown was renovated. |