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June 27, 2011

 

An Émigré In The Wild

"The backwoodsman loves freedom and equality above all else," the curmudgeonly émigré conceded,"and he will see them observed for friends and neighbors.”

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June 20, 2011

 

The Miner With His Heart In Indiana

Upon arriving, the prospector headed for the mountains to mine the goldfields around Marysville, only to encounter “the hardest work that Mortal man ever done."

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June 13, 2011

 

Something In The Water

The popular digestive enhanced French Lick’s cachet. Movie stars, politicians and socialites—from Barrymore to Roosevelt—streamed in.

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June 6, 2011

 

Refreshing The Memory Of A Parks Pioneer

A weary landmark in Riverside Park is a far cry from the vision Thomas Taggart had for Indianapolis as its mayor from 1895-1901.

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May 30, 2011

 

Fort Wayne’s Lincoln Mystery

A statue of the young Abraham Lincoln in Fort Wayne represents the president-to-be as more of a “dreamer and poet… than…rail-splitter.”

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May 23, 2011

 

Beyond Reform: Indiana’s Eugenics Crusader

At the core of Hurty’s public health philosophy lay eugenics—he viewed the sick and disabled as financial burdens upon the state.

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May 16, 2011

 

Through A Glass Negative, Darkly

Taylor’s soft-focus, sepia-colored photographs of tranquil domestic interiors were featured in an eight-page spread in Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman magazine.

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May 9, 2011

 

Holding Down The Fort, Literally

Arriving in Fort Wayne at the start of the War of 1812, an Ohio militiaman found the besieged garrison in a “deplorable situation.”

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May 2, 2011

 

Uncle Sam Was Called Walt

Hoosier-born Walter Botts was chosen to model for the famous recruitment poster “because he had the longest arms, the longest nose, and the bushiest eyebrows.”

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April 25, 2011

 

Tomboy Of The Air

Before taking to the skies, Blanche Stuart Scott was renowned as the first woman to drive an automobile from coast to coast.

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