Terre Haute & Vigo County in Vintage PostcardsFor most of the 20th century, the "Crossroads of America" was literally at the intersection of U.S. 41 and the National Road, right at the corner of Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue in downtown Terre Haute, Indiana. Although the crossroads has shifted, Vigo County is still a major transportation center perched on the high side of the Wabash River, made famous by songwriter Paul Dresser. Captured here in over 200 vintage images is the history of Terre Haute and Vigo County, chronicling the area's earliest days all the way through to World War One. Offering a unique historical account using only postcard images, this new book showcases the people, buildings, neighborhoods, schools and events that shaped the region, including Eugene V. Debs, Chauncey Rose, Collett Park, and the 1913 Tornado and Flood. |
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advertisement became Benedict's brick bridge building was razed built card postmarked cemetery Chauncey Rose Cherry Streets city hall COLLETT PARK Company congregation constructed corner of Seventh courthouse Crawford Fairbanks Creek Township Debs dedicated Drug Eighth Street Ellsworth floor FONTANET HAUTE TRUST BUILDING HAUTE VETERINARY COLLEGE HERZ STORE HIGHLAND LAWN Hulman INDIANA STATE NORMAL Indiana State Teachers Indiana State University located LOOKING EAST M.E. CHURCH Maple Avenue Mary-of-the-Woods Memorial Stadium mill National Ninth NORMAL SCHOOL North Terre Haute northeast corner northwest occupied Ohio Street opened Poplar Street postcard purchased Rose Dispensary ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE SEELYVILLE Seventh and Cherry Seventh Street shown South Sixth Street southwest corner Street and Wabash streetcars Teachers College TEMPLE ISRAEL TERRE HAUTE BREWING Terre Haute House TERRE HAUTE TRUST TERRE HAUTE VETERINARY Terre Haute's Theater TORNADO TRIBUNE BUILDING Vandalia Railroad Vigo County Vigo High School WABASH AVE Wabash Avenue Wabash River West Terre Haute