Vigo County (Ind.)--History; Vigo County (Ind.)--Biography; Vigo County (Ind.)--Genealogy; Terre Haute (Ind.)--History; Terre Haute (Ind.)--Biography; Terre Haute (Ind.)--Genealogy
Greater Terre Haute and Vigo County : closing the first century's history of city and county, showing the growth of their people, industries and wealth.
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Brown family; Brown, George; Architecture; Agriculture
The red brick house at 700 W. Porter Avenue was built in 1885 for George Brown. Constructed in the Queen Anne style popular at that time, the home featured hand-carved fireplaces and oak stair railings, frescoed ceilings, gingerbread trim, and...
Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Hoosier Ordnance Plant; Indiana Arsenal; Indiana Army Ammunition Plant; Charlestown (Ind.); World War II
The US federal government began acquiring land in Charlestown, Indiana in 1940 to build an ammunition plant to supply the US military during World War II. This book is the record of the land acquisition for Hoosier Ordnance Plant. It contains names...
Rose Island (Charlestown, Ind. : Amusement Park); Brochures; Charlestown, Ind.
This binder contains a copy of the pamphlet “Rose Island 14 Miles Above Louisville on the Beautiful Ohio”. The pamphlet is an advertisement for the amusement park and contains a history of the land on which it was built. Rose Island was founded...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.;...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Hoosier Ordnance Plant; Indiana Arsenal; Indiana Army Ammunition Plant; Charlestown (Ind.); World War II
The US federal government began acquiring land in Charlestown, Indiana in 1940 to build an ammunition plant to supply the US military during World War II. This book is the record of the land acquisition in 1944 for Hoosier Ordnance Plant 2. It...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Louisville...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
This paper advertisement has a picture of women sitting on one of the porches of the Wawasee Inn on the front side of the advertisement. On the back side of the advertisement, there is a brief statement from the Wawasee Inn Company.
This photograph shows a woman gardening at Oakwood Park, Lot 1. Lot 1 was known in the early years of Oakwood Park as Fredericks' Island. Camp Comfort's name was later changed to "Home Comfort." By 1905, porches had been added to the original house.
The Best View Hotel was located on the north end of Bass Lake. It boasted two floors and the wide porches and rockers looking out over the lake made it a popular place for vacationing. This hotel was later home to the Shore Room, a popular...
The Best View Hotel was located on the north end of Bass Lake. It boasted two floors and the wide porches and rockers looking out over the lake made it a popular place for vacationing. This hotel was later home to the Shore Room, a popular...
Newspaper Clipping. The original Canyon Inn was built by Dr. Frederick Denkewalter as a sanitarium. The structure was white-washed with long porches on every side. The present-day Canyon Inn stands in the footprint of the sanitarium building. ...
