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  2. Indiana State Fair stage collapse - Wikipedia

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    The Indiana State Fair stage collapse was an incident during an August 13, 2011, outdoor concert by Sugarland as part of their Incredible Machine Tour at the Indiana State Fair in which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm hit the stage's temporary roof structure, causing it to collapse. The structure landed among a crowd of ...

  3. 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion

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    The Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum is a multi-use arena with a seating capacity of about 7,800 located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. [1] On the night of October 31, 1963, 4,327 spectators were present at the arena to see the opening-night performance of Holiday on Ice .

  4. Camp Morton - Wikipedia

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    Camp Morton was a military training ground and a Union prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the American Civil War. It was named for Indiana governor Oliver Morton. Prior to the war, the site served as the fairgrounds for the Indiana State Fair. During the war, Camp Morton was initially used as a military training ground.

  5. Corydon Battle Site - Wikipedia

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    The Corydon Battle Site is a protected park area located in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. The site preserves the battlefield where a portion of the Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863. It is part of the Harrison County Parks Department and is officially known as the Battle of Corydon Memorial Park. [2]

  6. List of battles fought in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Lake Erie near modern Put-in-Bay, Ohio: War of 1812 68 United Kingdom vs United States of America Battle of Buffington Island [15] July 19, 1863 Portland, Ohio / Buffington Island: American Civil War: Morgan's Raid (1863) 77 United States of America vs Confederate States of America: Battle of Salineville [16] July 26, 1863 near Salineville ...

  7. Ohio State Fair's Fire Ball tragedy survivor gets ... - AOL

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    In 2017, KMG told the Associated Press the ride in the Ohio State Fair accident was built in the Netherlands in 1998 and is one of 48. Eleven of the rides were in the United States at the time.

  8. Ohio State Fair's origins included Columbus residents

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    The first Ohio State Fair occurred October 2-4, 1850, at Camp Washington near Cincinnati. ... The Ohio State Fair has only been canceled a few times in its history: during World War II (1942-45 ...

  9. Indiana in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Indiana's state seal during the war. Indiana was the first of the country's western states to mobilize for the Civil War. [1] When news reached Indiana of the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, many Indiana residents were surprised, but their response was immediate.