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Show t TREE GROWS ON COURTHOUSeT" Indiana Town Hat Natural Wonder Which Qlves Town Nickname. Indianapolis, lnd. A natural wonder, won-der, not duplicated In the world, fa tlio lono maple treo. which has given Its nnmo, tho "Lono Treo City." to (Ireons-hurg. (Ireons-hurg. ono uf tbo prettiest cilia of Indiana. In-diana. It Is on tho top of ono of tho towers of tho courthouse, 142 feet n n nrTrTW" rCrTrTn b Tree Which Thrives on a Tower. above tho pavement, is 14 years old, 15 feet high, nmt though photographs would Indleato that It Is n trlflo Irregular Irreg-ular In shape, this Is duo to tho nnglo from which It was necessary to mako them. Tho tree Is woll shaped und apparently thrifty, though the trunk Is small as compared with, tho development develop-ment In brunches and follago. Tho courtyard Is full of mnplo tries of mngniricout growth. It Is supposed that the seed from which this treo grew was carried to its elevated position posi-tion by birds. It grows up through n crovlco in tho roof of slate and stone. What It finds there to support its growth Is unknown, for no ono has ever climbed up to It. In the Interior of tho tower under the roof Is only tho siono and mortar, which seems to contain con-tain sutTlclent nourishment to keep tho treo allvo. Thoro were, a few years ago, two of these trees, sldo by sid. On was blown off by n galo of wind and was found to be 18 feet in height. Tho other will renin In there, i regardless of any damngo it may do to tho tower, by resolution of tho board I of county commissioners, backed by I the sentiment of the entire community. |