Our final stop is at Xenia City Hall, where near the flagpole you will find a Tornado Memorial Plaque. The name Xenia is practically synonymous with the 1974 tornado. Though the Super Outbreak produced 148 tornados–30 being considered F4 or F5…

The tornado that struck Brandenburg, KY on April 3, 1974 was unique and today, a memorial plaque stands outside First Baptist Church, which was destroyed by the tornado and later rebuilt, to remember the lives lost. Kentucky, like its neighbors…

Hanover College is often remembered as one of the many local casualties of the 1974 Super Outbreak, along with the IKE Power Plant, Clifty Falls State Park, the local schools, and many nearby homes and buildings. At 3:51pm on April 3, 1974, one of…

“A mud-covered dog sat forlornly, still chained to his doghouse–intact amid the wreckage–and a hog wandered aimlessly nearby,” recalls Maxine Cox in the Tri-County Banner, a paper local to the Knightstown area. “Pieces of plastic and bits of…

Since 1976, this modern take on a courthouse building, demonstrating several iconic features of 1970s architecture, has served as the White County Courthouse in Monticello, IN. Ted Shideler, a member of the Delaware County Historical Society Board…