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Crawfordsville : Athens of Indiana / Karen Bazzani Zach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zach, Karen Bazzani., Author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Making of America series.
- Images of America
- Making of America series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crawfordsville (Ind.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Crawfordsville (Ind.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2003]
- Summary:
- The early west-central Indiana town of Crawfordsville saw the passage of several Native American tribes, as well as French traders and missionaries, traveling along Sugar Creek. Flourishing as the county seat, the city was buoyed by the railroad, horses, and higher education, and is most well known for Wabash College, outstanding American authors such as Lew Wallace (Ben Hur), and the Federal Land Office. Overcoming hardships along the way, the residents' fortitude and commitment to the city's growth enabled them to persevere and establish this lucrative and charming community.
- Contents:
- The birth
- Warrior whoops
- Immigration
- emigration
- Lincoln, Lane, and Lew
- "Our colored people"
- Crawfordsville's businesses
- Clubs and organizations
- Crawfordsville in the wars
- Tracks to town
- Literary styles
- The value of education
- Religion in the city
- Recreation in the city
- Medicine and other happenings
- Crawfordsville for 15 decades.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153) and index.
- OCLC:
- 885207889
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