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In 1830, the first permanent white settlers came to Northwest Indiana. [1] The earliest historical records date back to 1838. On June 1, 1855, the original plat of the town [1] was established. Aaron Norton Hart, a settler from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, played a key role in developing Dyer's infrastructure in the 1860s and 1870s. Hart ...
Logansport Community High School is the home of the oldest known high school mascot in Indiana, the animated Felix the Cat. [12] Three competing legends claim to tell its origin story, however all accounts agree that Felix was brought into the high school's tradition at some point between 1925 and 1926. [13]
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd (also spelled Madog) was, according to folklore, a Welsh prince who sailed to the Americas in 1170, over three hundred years before Christopher Columbus 's voyage in 1492. According to the story, he was a son of Owain Gwynedd, and took to the sea to flee internecine violence at home.
The Legends was designed by famed golf architect Jim Fazio. They have listed as high as sixth among public and private courses in Indiana. The course has five sets of tees to accommodate varying skill levels, ranging from 7140 to 5360 yards. The tees, fairways and greens were excellent when we played.
The Big Four Railroad, lifeblood of the connecting arteries in Central Indiana and beyond, required a bridge spanning Country Road 625 and White Lick Creek, so the bridge was built in 1906-1907 and double-tracked in 1908. It is about 300 feet long and 70 feet high, an imposing structure whose image graces the Avon town seal today.
Modoc is located about 25 miles southeast of Muncie, Indiana, and is about 25 miles northwest of Richmond, Indiana and 60 miles from the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Dayton, Ohio, and Cincinnati. According to the 2010 census, Modoc has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2), all land. [8]
This category has the following 90 subcategories, out of 90 total. Towns in Adams County, Indiana (2 P) Towns in Allen County, Indiana (5 P) Towns in Bartholomew County, Indiana (6 P) Towns in Benton County, Indiana (6 P) Towns in Blackford County, Indiana (1 P) Towns in Boone County, Indiana (6 P)
Highlighted are the counties of Southern Indiana. Evansville, the third largest city in Indiana, is located in the southwestern corner of the state. It is located in a tri-state area that includes Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The south-central cities of Clarksville, Jeffersonville, and New Albany are part of the Louisville metropolitan area.