It Happened in Indiana: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Overview

This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Hoosier State.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762767687
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/11/2011
Series:	It Happened In Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	760 KB

About the Author

Jackie Sheckler Finchhas covered a wide array of topics––from birth to death with all the joy and sorrow in between. She has written for many publications and was named the Mark Twain Travel Writer of the Year by Midwest Travel Writers in 1998, 2001, and 2003.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Cave Saves Squire Boone's Life-1790 1

Battle of Tippecanoe-1811 5

New Harmony Settled as a Utopian Community-1814 11

Abraham Lincoln Moves to Indiana-1816 16

Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad-1820s-1840s 20

State Capital Moves to Indianapolis-1824 25

The Fall Creek Massacre-1824 30

Gold Discovered in Brown County-1830s 34

Trail of Death-1838 40

Santa Claus Comes to Town-1852 44

Studebakers Start Building Wagons-1852 49

John Hunt Morgan's Raid-1863 54

Explosion Aboard the Argosy-1865 60

First United States Train Robbery-1866 63

Discovery of Marengo Cave-1883 69

Dan Patch, The Greatest Pacer Horse of Them All-1896 75

The First Indy 500-1911 79

First Transcontinental Radio Broadcast of a Funeral-1931 85

John Dillinger Escapes from Jail-1934 91

Haunted Willard Library-1937 98

Columbus Architectural Birth Starts-1942 103

The Milan Miracle-1954 108

AIDS Hits the Heartland-1984 113

Colts Move to Indianapolis-1984 119

Tibet and the Dalai Lama Come to Indiana-2010 123

Indiana Facts and Trivia 129

Bibliography 134

Index 140

About the Author 150