The Chicago Tribune has a rock collection
no, not that kind of rock collection
Robert R. McCormick was the Chicago Tribune's
editor, publisher and owner
In Belgium 1914 world war one
while working as a war correspondent
McCormick grabbed a stone
from a bombed Ypres Cathedral
This was the start of
The Chicago Tribune's rock collection
Fragments from around the world
are embedded in the facade of tribune building
Petra - Arabia
The ancient city of Petra is now a World Heritage site
Omaha Beach - Normandy
The spearhead of World War Two's Normandy invasion.
Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
December 7th 1941 - A date that will live in infamy.
Washington - Mount Rainier
54 Miles from Seattle -
Mount Rainier is considered one of the worlds most dangerous volcanoes.
Arizona - Petrified Forest
Home of the Petrified Forest National Park
Colorado - Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings
Dating back to 400 AD
The Pueblo People's home.
Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological preserve in the united states.
Reims Cathedral - France
If you were king of France
Reims or Nortre Dame was where you were coronated
World Trade Center
911 - 2001
Roman Ruins - 455 BC
All great empires fall.
The Berlin Wall
And some walls come down
The Great Wall of China
And some walls never fall
Union Stock Yards Gate
The world has a past
And Chicago has a past
as seen in the Chicago Tribune's Rock Collection
You can learn allot about a city
and the world
by looking at it's past
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