Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The Elkhart County (Indiana) courthouse tower clock was installed in 1870 and was manufactured and installed by the E. Howard Clock Co. from Boston, Massachusetts. Today, the clock is ticking and chiming to alert people downtown of the current time just as it has since 1870.
Blake Eckelbarger is the current courthouse clock caretaker as was his grandfather and great-grandfather. You will hear him describe the history, importance, and future of the clock and he will take you on a guided tour of the clock mechanism and on up into the tower dome where the four clock faces reside. With 144 steps to climb to reach the clock mechanism and two additional vertical ladders to reach the clock faces, this video tour is the only way visitors are able to see and learn about it. In fact, it is just like being there!
The Elkhart County (Indiana) courthouse tower clock was installed in 1870 and was manufactured and installed by the E. Howard Clock Co. from Boston, Massachusetts. Today, the clock is ticking and chiming to alert people downtown of the current time just as it has since 1870.
Blake Eckelbarger is the current courthouse clock caretaker as was his grandfather and great-grandfather. You will hear him describe the history, importance, and future of the clock and he will take you on a guided tour of the clock mechanism and on up into the tower dome where the four clock faces reside. With 144 steps to climb to reach the clock mechanism and two additional vertical ladders to reach the clock faces, this video tour is the only way visitors are able to see and learn about it. In fact, it is just like being there!
