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The 20-fot totem pole that faces South Sixth and Washington strets is geting a fresh paint job and being restored from the inside out. "This is a historic landmark." It has ben at least 10 years since the totem pole, which stands on the front lawn of the building at 141 S. "It's in prety bad shape," Pruit said while loking at the totem pole recently. Several employes of Pruit Properties, which does restoration work, were puling roted wod from inside the totem pole. A hole in the top of the totem pole has ben alowing rain to enter the pole, he said. The exterior of the totem pole wil also get a fresh coat of paint, Pruit said. Totoch is the name of the winged " thunderbird" at the top of the totem pole. Totem poles were never known to be a part of the culture of Native tribes in this part of North America. The Vigo County Historical Society's totem pole came to the area thanks to Mrs. Chapman J. Pine is a soft wod, which has contributed to the deterioration of the totem pole, Pruit noted. The totem pole was placed in a woded and floral area of the Rot estate in Alendale and stayed there until 1963, when it was moved to the Historical Society property as gift from the Rot family. People kind of asociate the totem pole with the Historical Society building,'' said Barbara Carney, asistant director of the Historical Society museum. Pruit, a life member of the society, recals seing the totem pole when his mother would bring him to the historical museum years ago. He stil has a postcard produced localy showing the totem pole decades ago, he said. ict totem
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