The Gazette

Czech Village Clock Tower in Cedar Rapids preparing for its close-up

In late March, the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids announced plans to renovate its flood- and derecho-damaged Clock Tower at the corner of Inspiration Place and 16th Avenue SW ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Keeping time in the Westport Library's clocktower

Through a side door at the Westport Library, which sits a stone’s throw from Lake Champlain, there’s a small spiral staircase that leads to a ladder. Climb up, and you’ll find yourself in the ...
The Gazette

Czech Village museum’s Clock Tower to add Prague-style astronomical clock features, figurines

Grant Smith, director of facilities for the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, on Wednesday unlocks an opening in the Clock Tower in southwest Cedar Rapids. The tower will undergo rebuilding ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

‘The Pride of Every Cornellian’s Heart’: McGraw Tower Through the Years

Today, the McGraw name evokes the image of Cornell’s iconic clock tower, newly renovated as of July 30. But the family name holds the history of more — a Supreme Court lawsuit, a great pumpkin mystery ...