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November 16, 2009

 

Beyond Boom and Bust…Coal’s Human Toll

With the emergence of the United Mine Workers of America in the 1890s, coal towns such as Linton, Indiana became crucibles of labor struggle.

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November 9, 2009

 

The Golden Age of Coal in Greene County

Greene County’s first coal mine was built in 1859; there were about 200 mines in the area by century’s end.

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November 2, 2009

 

Tulip Trestle

When construction of the Tulip Trestle was completed in December 1906, the Greene County railroad bridge was the country’s longest.

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October 26, 2009

 

Retreat from the Scaffold

In Indiana, as in other states that still sanction capital punishment, the ultimate sentence is being applied less frequently.

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October 19, 2009

 

Crime and the Ultimate Punishment

When Allen County man Richard Kiefer was put to death in 1961, his was the last life terminated by the state for 20 years.

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October 12, 2009

 

Poster Boy of the Orphan Train

Eleven-year-old John Brady of New York City declared himself to be an orphan and, on August 2nd, 1859, boarded a train bound for Indiana.

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October 5, 2009

 

First Stop, Indiana

Between 1854 and 1929, more than 120,000 New York street kids migrated to 45 states across the country, Indiana foremost among them.

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September 21, 2009

 

Socializing for the greater good…Indiana clubwomen

A much-needed outlet for interaction and conviviality, women’s clubs of the nineteenth and early twentieth century had a far more serious function.

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September 14, 2009

 

There’s More Than Corn In Indiana

Indiana's identity within the Corn Belt--along with federal legislation--tends to overshadow the state's agricultural diversity.

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September 7, 2009

 

You Say Tomato

Although fields of corn and soybeans might be most apparent, the Hoosier state ranks second in the nation for production of tomatoes for processing.

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