Find the Butler Greats- With Riddles! Crown Hill Cemetery Driving and Walking Tour - Debbie Corpus

Mar. 23rd - 10:00 - 11:30 am ET, In person

*Walking on uneven ground is part of this tour

Butler friends and alums have all walked the long hallways in Jordan or gazed at the stars from Holcomb Observatory or cheered on a team in Hinkle Fieldhouse. All these familiar places and many more on the Fairview Campus are named for the “Butler Greats” who devoted so much of their lives and fortunes to Butler University. Here’s your opportunity to follow clues about these Butler Greats to find their final resting spots in Crown Hill Cemetery. Through this exploration, you’ll learn the stories behind all the familiar names and become better acquainted with the history and beautiful grounds of this cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places. You will also have opportunity to see Indianapolis from the vantage point of its Crown Hill, so named because it was “the crowning hill among all hills in Marion County.”

We will be driving through a portion of the 555 acres, stopping frequently to walk through specific sections in search of these “Butler Greats