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Space shuttle astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox graduated from Bedford High School in Bedford (pop. 13,768) in 1974.

first appeared: 10/28/2001

Now a museum, the Rotary Jail in Crawfordsville (pop. 15,243) was built in 1872 and served as the Montgomery County Jail until 1972. Two stories tall, the rotating circular cellblock is the last of its kind in the nation.

first appeared: 10/21/2001

Parke County has more covered bridges—32—than any other county in the United States and bills itself the Covered Bridge Capital of the World.

first appeared: 10/14/2001

The first presidential automobile was made in 1910 for William H. Taft by Cole Motor Car of Indianapolis. The company was started in 1908 by Joseph Cole and lasted until 1925.

first appeared: 10/7/2001

Eugene V. Debs of Terre Haute ran for president five times—in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920—as the Socialist Party candidate.

first appeared: 9/30/2001

With only 32 residential properties ranging from one to 18 acres, the town of Crows Nest (pop. 96) is surrounded by Indianapolis.

first appeared: 9/23/2001

The first pump to measure the amount and price of gasoline was made by Sylvaneus Bowser and put into operation Sept. 5, 1885, by grocer Jake Gumper, both of Fort Wayne. It held 42 gallons.

first appeared: 9/16/2001

Founded in 1853, Loogootee (pop. 2,741) is a combination of the names of a railroad engineer named Lowe, and Thomas Gootee, the original owner of the town site.

first appeared: 9/9/2001

Indiana’s first governor’s mansion was built in 1821 in Indianapolis and torn down in 1861.

first appeared: 9/2/2001

Composer Cole Porter was born in Peru (pop. 12,994) June 9, 1891. Among his hit songs were Anything Goes and Night and Day.

first appeared: 8/26/2001

Encompassing more than 475,000 square feet, the student union building at Indiana University in Bloomington is one of the largest student union buildings in the world. Inside are a 186-room hotel, seven-story student activities tower, restaurants, a convenience store, bookstore, travel agency, and meeting rooms.

first appeared: 8/19/2001

The Hoosier State has sometimes been called the “Mother of Vice Presidents” because five of its native sons have served in that position: Schuyler Colfax, Thomas A. Hendricks, Charles W. Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall, and Dan Quayle.

first appeared: 8/12/2001

The Mid-America Windmill Museum in Kendallville (pop. 9,616) chronicles the history of wind power and features more than 40 restored windmills.

first appeared: 8/5/2001

A nonprofit group in New Albany hopes to open an African-American history museum in the fall of 2002 in Division Street School, which was built in 1885 to educate blacks during segregation.

first appeared: 7/29/2001

One of the nation’s foremost designers of round barns, Benton Steele, lived and worked in Pendleton (pop. 3,763) during the beginning of the 20th century. One of his designs in Hancock County measures 102 feet in diameter.

first appeared: 7/22/2001

The state’s first radio station—WSBT of South Bend—went on the air in 1921.

first appeared: 7/15/2001

At 2,295 feet long, the Greene County Viaduct is the longest train trestle in the nation. Located northeast of Bloomfield (pop. 2,832), the steel bridge was built in 1906 for the Illinois Central Railroad.

first appeared: 7/8/2001

Since 1961, six hydroplanes named Miss Madison have been entered in the Governor’s Cup Races held at Madison (pop. 12,826) on the Ohio River. The current Miss Madison has a turbine engine, which has propelled her faster than 140 mph.

first appeared: 7/1/2001

By law, most of the Hoosier State—77 counties—remains on Eastern Standard Time. However, 15 counties “spring ahead” and “fall back” in either the Eastern or Central time zones.

first appeared: 6/24/2001

On March 31, 1880, Wabash (pop. 11,507) became the first town in the United States with electric streetlights. To reduce costs, the lights were shut off when the moon was full.

first appeared: 6/17/2001

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