Photos of Tornadoes and
Damage: Hanover Indiana
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| The following photos are courtesy of Paul Blume and Madison Photo, Bridal Service,
Tim Lichlyter, Dr. Noel and Rosie Graves and John Burress . If you use any photos from this site, please acknowledge them. |
This building is on Garritt street and now houses students (Garritt South). It is next to Fisher Street. Photo take the next day. |
A photo given to me by a person who claimed it was the tornado that hit us |
A photo given to me by a person who claimed it was the tornado that hit us |
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Home of Dr. Noel and Rosie Graves |
Home of Dr. Noel and Rosie Graves |
Home of Dr. Noel and Rosie Graves |
Home of Dr. Noel and Rosie Graves |
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Taken on Ball Drive coming into campus during the summer, after cleanup had started |
Our front yard as it appeared when we moved in August 1970 |
Front of our house (since destroyed to make room for new Science Center) showing effects of tornado. New siding. Taken in early December, 1974 |
Taken during late spring before the trees bloomed |
Taken some time after the tornado when we had started cleaning up the yard, and there was active help on campus. |
Next three shots of planting of new trees in our front yard. Occurred that fall, as I recall |
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Front of house during summer of 1973 when new siding being put on. Note top of tree taken off |
Taken April, 1975 showing amazing progress of rebirth |
Effects on an old bldg, since torn down, that was privately owned and a student hang out |
Taken the next morning after the tornado |
Taken within days after tornado. Not my photo. Found it in the library. |
Taken during summer when new roof being put on library |
Front yard showing pile of debris. Everyone had to rake their yard to remove broken glass |
Taken during late May when Federal Government sent in large machinery to help clean up. |
Clean up looking toward Evans’ house, next to ours now. Not my photo |
West entrance of Hanover College the day after the tornado
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Crowe Hall taken the day after the Tornado |
Next three are of the Ellefsen home, next to our old one. It too was torn down to make room for Science Center |
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Finnegans store in Hanover after tornado. Bldg razed and new one constructed |
Faculty Office Bldg taken during early summer |
Faculty Office Bldg taken one year later. Note changes from previous photo. |
FOB from our front yard during the early 1970’s |
Garritt Street taken the evening of the tornado |
Our front yard looking west- taken the next day or two |
Looking up Garritt – taken the next day or two |
Looking toward campus the next morning |
Looking up Garritt that summer |
Garritt summer before the Tornado. |
Goodrich taken that summer |
Goodrich as it appeared when we moved here – early 1970’s |
Next three of happy valley, note copper in tree |
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Street in subdivision across from SW high school. All were slab homes that the tornado simply wiped clean |
Present Steve Jobe house within days after tornado |
Street in front of Duggan Library, looking south toward Ad Bldg |
Repairs during late May, early summer on Lynn Hall |
Old maintenance bldg, since torn down to make room for Horner Center |
Trees marked for either destruction or preservation on point. Taken that summer |
The Martin home behind ours |
A home across campus |
The same house, different shot |
A duplex on Garritt. Tornado sucked contents out thru the roof |
Insurance required that homes could not be razed except under very damaged conditions. Thus, all were reconstructed. Note the extensive repairs made to this and other homes |
Same house, later than summer |
Hanover College purchased huge trees and planted them that fall |
Hanover College purchased huge trees and planted them that fall |
Our backyard taken within days after tornado. Looking southeast toward Parker Hall |
Taken within days after. Our entire house was water tight (one of the few) but was surrounded by downed trees. |
Car in the wrong place on campus |
New trees planted in front of Parker Hall – taken the next winter |
Taken about 20 years later to show effects of natural regrowth |
Copper roofing on Parker Steeple. Not my shot |
Phi Mu house taken several days later. The entire top floor was removed. There were girls huddled in the stairwell for protection. |
Taken during days of clean up from point looking northwest toward Parker |
Taken the afternoon of the storm. First shot I took as I walked out my front door |
The summer of 1974 saw some really bad storms. This and the next slide were some of those. Really disturbed people. I forced my kids to go out in the rain to overcome their fear. |
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Effects on Southwestern High School. Torn down to construct the present one |
IKE switchyard showing tornado effects |
Our bus. Note rope to hold the roof from blowing off as we drove |
This is a yard barn across the street that was blown down |
A new van purchased a week before the tornado that was crushed as it sat in front of his house. |
Southwestern High School Hanover, IN |
Southwestern Elementary School Parking Lot |
Hensler Subdivision across from Southwestern Elementary School
building. |
Back of old Southwestern High School Building |
Southwestern Elementary School Administration Building. |
Southwestern Elementary School building. |
Hensler Subdivision across from Southwestern Elementary School
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Home of Fred and Thelma Mullettl |
Southwestern Grade School Hanover IN |
Tornado over Hanover, Indiana. |
Tornado over Hanover, Indiana. |
Helicopter View of Hanover College
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House: Before |
And After |
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Hanover Water Tower |
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