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Mt. Pleasant Area school showcase to feature virtual view of closed glass plant

Jeff Himler
Slide 1
Courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Area School District
Mark Dietrick, director of services for consultant Case Technologies, sets up a device to digitally scan an area of the former L.E. Smith Glass plant in Mt. Pleasant as Mt. Pleasant Area Senior High students look on during an October 2023 visit to the building.
Slide 2
Courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Area School District
Mt. Pleasant Area High School senior Jason Cramer learns about a type of glass at the closed L.E. Smith Glass plant from former plant employee Don Sechrist during an October 2023 visit to the Mt. Pleasant site.
Slide 3
Courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Area School District
Mark Dietrick, left, director of services for consultant Case Technologies, explains his company’s digital scanning technology to Mt. Pleasant Area High School junior Marcus Kocevar duiring an October 2023 visit by school students to the former L.E. Smith Glass plant in Mt. Pleasant.
Slide 4
Courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Area School District
Former L.E. Smith Glass plant employee Don Sechrist displays some decorative glassware at the closed glass factory during an October 2023 visit by local high school students to the Mt. Pleasant site.
Slide 5
Courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Area School District
A device is set up to complete an exterior digital scan of the closed L.E. Smith Glass plant during an October 2023 visit by local school students to the site in Mt. Pleasant.
Slide 6
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A decorative glass piece can be seen at the L.E. Smith Glass Company plant in Mt. Pleasant after just having been taken from the mold that formed it in this 1999 file photo. The glass is still glowing from the heat and can be seen sitting between jets of air that help cool it down.

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