I was reading mnslog.com this evening and saw an article talking about the movie Breaking Away which included a Google Maps image of the limestone quarries. You really can’t be from Indiana and not have seen this movie.
It’s a strange coincidence to see the article since I was travelling to Loogootee, Indiana, today for a wedding. On the way down from Indianapolis you pass through Bloomington, which is the home of Indiana University and the main setting of the film. You also travel through Bedford, which is the “Limestone Capital of the World” as marked on this big sign along SR-37. I also saw a sign for the town of Oolitic, which is the name of the type of limestone found in southern Indiana.
Aren’t coincidences fun?
Link: Satellite Image @ Google Maps
