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Archive for May 2005

May 2, 2005

 

Covered Bridges

In the early 1830s, the first National Road crossed Indiana, ushering in the era of covered bridges. The first Hoosier covered bridge, in Henry County, was completed in 1835.

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May 9, 2005

 

Windell Willkie

Born in Elwood, Indiana in 1892, Wendell Willkie, attended Indiana University, became an attorney, a businessman and an unexpected presidential candidate.

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May 16, 2005

 

Culbertson Mansion

William S. Culbertson was once considered the wealthiest man in Indiana. He settled in New Albany, Indiana and amassed a fortune that in today’s today’s economy would equal about $61 million.

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May 23, 2005

 

Eli Lilly

Colonel Eli Lilly was a pharmaceutical chemist who had served as a Union officer in the Civil War. Dismayed by the ineffectiveness of the drugs in his day, he started Eli Lilly and Co.

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