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Images of maps showing Indiana, the new borders of Indiana, and then settlements and cities of Indiana. PAULEY: There were early French Settlements at Fort Wayne, Lafayette and Vincennes but most Indiana settlers moved from south to north as Indian tribes were forced to sell their land.
The Indiana Geological Survey has created the online Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index using many of the State Archives' Index Maps. Researchers can now view aerials from home or office, select the image needed, then email the Archives for ordering information and pricing.
Feb 11, 2019 · The Crossroads of America. In the early days of automobile travel, Indiana ended up with more than its fair share of “Auto Trails.” The reasoning for this makes sense. Let’s face it, to get from New York to Chicago, by land, Indiana is in the way. The Auto Trails are what I want to focus on today.
Learn how Hoosiers connected physically through railroads, and shared messages through newspapers, books and music. See early items from the rise of the middle class, emerging formal professions and the growth of consumer culture. Crossroads of America shows you who these people were through real objects they touched, used and loved.
Sep 19, 2015 · But the official recognition of Indy’s strategic location by the National Geographic Society — an entity that presumably knows its way around a map — finally gave Indianapolis a legitimate claim to the coveted title, “Crossroads of America.”
Oct 1, 2018 · In the spring of 1942, with World War II raging, Elmira’s factories were all hands on deck. Or at least, they would have been if not for American’s oldest and most persistent foe—racism. During the war, the Eclipse Machine Division of the Bendix Aviation Corps of Elmira Heights was involved in crucial war production.
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Schererville, Indiana, uses the motto "Crossroads of the Nation" to describe the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 41 in the center of town. Much of US 30 was originally the Lincoln Highway, one of the first cross country highways in America.
