The torch relay navigated its way through Marshall County on Tuesday to celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial.
Downtown Plymouth was among the stops for the torch – which was lined with residents hoping to catch a glimpse of the torchbearers carrying the state symbol during its stay in Marshall County. The torch made stops in Bremen, LaPaz, Plymouth, and Culver on Tuesday.
During its stop at the Marshall County courthouse, several local officials remarked on the torches’ significant. Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter proclaimed Tuesday “Bicentennial Day” in front of a crowd gathered on the courthouse lawn.
“Citizens of this community that the state of Indiana, Marshall County, and the City should be mutually supportive and have manifested this commitment with many worthwhile projects,” says Senter.
The torch is on a 3,200 mile journey through Indiana and continued that trek following the stop at the courthouse through Downtown Plymouth where the city’s bicentennial celebration was hosted. 
Music, a balloon artist, and the “Bicentennial Experience,” a mobile museum explaining Indiana history, were part of the get together.
Marshall County Commissioner Kurt Garner remarked that those selected for the torchbearer positions embody the best of the county’s past and its hopes for the future.
“As we celebrate our bicentennial, let us harness those ideals and the traditions that make Hoosiers unique and work together to preserve that rich heritage entrusted to us,” says Garner.
A tree was dedicated on the courthouse lawn to honor the spectacle that has become the state’s bicentennial.
The torch came to Marshall County from Elkhart County and will now begin Wednesday in Fulton County. It’s visiting all 92 of Indiana’s counties throughout September and October.
December 11th is the Hoosier state’s actual bicentennial anniversary.
