Oolitic also has a statue to no longer famous comic strip character Joe Palooka. They’re very proud of it.
I come from Bloomington, which is just north of Oolitic. It’s well-known where the limestone from the Empire State Building came from if you live there, but I never saw the actual quarry before.
I’ve spent some time in Bloomington, working for IU. Never got a chance to venture outside of tow much while I was there.
Really the only nearby place worth going to outside of Bloomington for any length of time, but it’s really worth it, especially in the fall is Brown County, because it’s beautiful. Nashville used to be fun, but it’s been taken over by chains that pretend to be local and rustic.
If I’m ever out there again, I’ll check it out. I enjoyed Bloomington, what I saw of it. Only restaurant I remember is Mother Bear’s. They had some good pizza.
Yes, the best pizza in town when I lived there.