1805 clock returns to county

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William "Bill" Gros of Chicago is pictured with the

1805 grandfather clock that

he recently donated to the

Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal Association. He believes

the clock was made in

Pennsylvania, and according to information passed down in his family, it was reputed to be

the first clock brought into Carroll County, by Thomas

Stiriling. At some point,

Gros's grandfather, also

named William Gros, acquired

it, and it has remained in the family ever since. "I am

happy to donate this clock to the canal museum in recognition

of the family of Johann

Christian Gros who immigrated

from Germany via

New York City to Delphi in

the 1830s," Gros said. The clock will be on display in the lobby of the Canal Center for two months.