County installs courthouse case for bicentennial torch (with video)

Bartholomew County officials held an unveiling of the new bicentennial torch display case at the county courthouse Friday.
Bartholomew County officials held an unveiling of the new bicentennial torch display case at the county courthouse Friday.

Bartholomew County has a new home for its bicentennial torch.

Every county in Indiana has been given one of the torches that made their way across the state last fall in celebration of Indiana’s 200th birthday. Bartholomew County officials unveiled a display case on the first floor of the county courthouse Friday morning that will provide a permanent home for the torch.

The case was built out of Indiana red oak by Rick Trimpe, the county’s maintenance supervisor.