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Indiana History Time Line, Sample Chapter

Sample Chapter – Native Amerindian Tribes in Indiana in 1812

The Algonquin, or Eastern Woodlands Indian, tribes inhabited Indiana as the Europeans began penetrating the region in the 17th Century. The tribes in Indiana included the Shawnee, Lenape (Delaware), Miami, Potawatomie, Kickapoo, and others.
The Algonquin Tribes of Indiana relates the general culture, lifestyle, and agriculture of this vast family of Amerindian tribes. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Native Amerindian Tribes in Indiana in 1812

American Short Biography Series, Podcast - Stories of American History

Podcast – The Age of Discovery – Exploring the New World

Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus and the Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery took place from the 15th through the 17th Century and featured a vast expansion of the European’s knowledge of the world. Two men played a crucial role in that era, Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus. This episode discusses those two men, which form the opening chapters of the author’s book, The New World Discoverers. Learn about the explorers that led the exodus of settlers that flooded into the New World. Continue reading Podcast – The Age of Discovery – Exploring the New World

Indiana State Park Travel Guide Series, Podcast - Indiana Places and History

Podcast – Waapaahsiki Siipiiwi Mound Historical Park

Greetings, in May of 2023 during a camping trip to Shakamak State Park my wife and I visited the Waapaahsiki Siipiiwi Mound Historical Park. The park is located about 2 miles west of Indiana State Road 63 in Sullivan County about 2 miles southwest of the village of Fairbanks, Indiana. It is on the south side of the road, left side if going west. Continue reading Podcast – Waapaahsiki Siipiiwi Mound Historical Park

Indiana State Park Travel Guide Series, Podcast Indiana’s Timeless Tales Book 1, Road Trip Indiana Series

Podcast – Tulip Trestle Bridge

First, the raw statistics. The bridge is 2,307 feet long and 157 feet off the ground, at its highest point. It has 17 – 75-foot deck plate girder spans. These alternate with 18 – 40-foot deck plate girder spans. The west end of the bridge has 2 – 50-foot spans and 2 60-foot spans on the east end. The bridge, if placed on a gigantic bathroom scale, would weigh 2,895 tons. The cost to build the bridge was $246,504, which would be $212,000,000.00 in 2024 dollars. Continue reading Podcast – Tulip Trestle Bridge

Blog, Road Trip Indiana Series

Corydon – First Indiana Capitol Building

The Indiana Territory Legislature contracted with Dennis Pennington to build the new Territorial capitol at Corydon. Pennington was a builder and prominent citizen of Corydon and served as Speaker of the House. He began construction of the building in either 1811 or 1812. The building would serve as the Harrison County Court House at first, then as the territorial capitol when it moved to Corydon. When the legislature did move in 1813, they met in the building. Continue reading Corydon – First Indiana Capitol Building