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Going back in time Southwood Elementary students pay visit to Paradise Spring By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
James B. Ray and Michigan Gov. Lewis Cass. A third stop at the site was in the cook’s cabin. There Beth Chasse talked about pioneer cookStudents from Southwood Elementary School ing and how they would eat about anything paid a visit Friday morning to the year 1826. they could find. The youngsters – Often times, she told about 130 in all – the students, the traveled to Paradise pioneers would put Spring Historical all their food prodPark where ucts into one pot Paradise Spring and make what is board members and now known as pioother re-enactors neer stew. spoke about the A visit to the setTreaty of Paradise tler’s cabin, located Spring and other along the Riverwalk aspects of pioneer south of the raillife. road tracks, was The students were another stop on the broken up into visit. groups and made Students listen to learn about life in the military during Perhaps one of stops at various pioneer days. the more popular spots in the park. stops was at a small At one spot, Phil replica of a mill and Peggy Siders, that was located spoke to the stualong a creek on dents about the art what is now known of making linen as Mill Creek Pike. from flax. The mill is believed Siders showed the to be the first busistudents, using a ness in Wabash combination of County, and the two authentic and mill stones can now reproduced tools, be seen at the comhow the flax goes munity building in from raw plant to Richvalley. the final, thin prodThe small mill uct used to make was built by Sam linen. He also told them Peggy Siders works with flax on a spinning wheel. Unger and is located on a trailer. He said how it took about Photos by Joseph Slacian he started working two acres of flax to on the mill last year, make one shirt, and but then the panthat the process demic hit and offifrom growing the cials knew they flax to completing would not have the shirt can take many chances to up to two years. use it. He put the Mrs. Siders finishing touches on demonstrated on a the structure this spinning wheel how year. the flax is woven The replica mill into the linen, will be used as the which then is used Paradise Spring on a loom to create Board’s entry in the clothing. Founders Day At another stop, the students learned Beth Chasse discusses what the pioneers might have eaten parade on Sept. 18 in downtown about life in the mili- as the students pay a visit to the cook’s cabin. Wabash. tia from Jim Following the Needler. Needler, portraying Capt. John Tipton, visit of the students, in fourth and sixth grade, explained to the students how he was chosen to the Ungers pulled the trailer and mill to find a location to sign a treaty with the Southwood Elementary so younger students Potawatomi and Miami tribes. After searching, would be able to see it as well. At the conclusion of their visit the youngTipton chose the site located at what is now the southeast corner of Market and Allen streets. sters received an activity book featuring variHe also talked about the various cabins built ous aspects of the Paradise Spring Historical at the site for such dignitaries as Indiana Gov. Park and the treaty.
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Phil Siders shows students what flax looks like in its original form.
Sam Unger discusses the mill he built, a replica of the mill that was once located along a creek near what is now Mill Creek Pike.
Phil Siders shows the students how flax is worked down to a fine fiber used to make linen
Jim Needler, portraying Capt. John Tipton, discusses the various cabins built for dignitaries attending the signing of the Treaty of Paradise Spring in 1826.
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