Geological Information

The Wartburg Castle is in Northern Europe, more specifically: the city of Eisenach in Germany. Eisenach is one of the most well known cities in the German state of Thuringia. Some rocks that are typical of Thuringia include travertines of sedimentary rock, mainly limestone.

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Wartburg Castle

Why is this Rock on the Wall?

In no source that I located was there any information about why Colonel
McCormick chose to put a piece of the Wartburg on the Tribune Tower. However, after reading basic information about Colonel McCormick and the Wartburg Castle, his
motivations are pretty obvious.

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Historical Information

The Wartburg Castle is perched on top of a 1230 foot cliff overlooking the forests of Eisenach, Thuringia in Germany. It was founded by Duke

Ludwig der Springer in 1067 and preparations for construction began almost immediately. Legend suggest that it was not up and pruning until around 1170. The whole site is composed of many buildings.

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Works Cited

All information posted on the Tribune Rocks site about the Wartburg Castle
was written by Dede M.

Works Cited for Wartburg Castle Information-

Web sites:
1. Brainy Encyclopedia. Wikipedia. 14 Nov. 2004
<http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com>.

2. Castles of Europe. Apr. 1997. 7 Nov. 2004 <http://helios.augustana.edu>.

3. Eisenach and the Wartburg Castle. 14 Nov. 2004 <http://www.carthage.edu>.

4. Eisenach, Wartburg. 14 Nov. 2004 <http://roadstoruins.com/wartburg.html>.

5. Luther Standt Wittenberg: Martin Luther (At the Wartburg). 1997. KDG
Wittenberg. 14 Nov. 2004 <http://alt.wittenberg.de/en>.

6. Martin Luther's Life. 1997. KDG Wittenberg. 14 Nov. 2004
<http://www.luther.de/en/wartburg.html>.

7. Nature Park Travel. 16 Nov. 2004
<http://www.natureparktravel.com/wartburg/wartburg.htm>

8. New Advent Christian Encyclopedia. 14 Nov. 2004
<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09438b.htm>

9. Rock Hounds. 14 Nov. 2004 <http://www.fi.edu>.

10. Showcaves of the World. 14 Nov. 2004
<http://www.showcaves.com/english/explain/maps/index.html>.

11. Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia: Sandstone. 2 Nov. 2004. GNU Free
Documentation Licensing. 14 Nov. 2004 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandstone>.

Essays:
12. Wartburg (Germany). ICOMOS.
Copyright 1999 ICOMOS
14 Nov. 2004

Notes concerning sources: I found no books or direct sources that specifically concerned the rock I researched or provided any information that I had not already obtained. I used infoplease.com for its online dictionary and
encyclopedia on many occasions that are not specifically listed in the Works Cited.