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Pioneers who had settled on lowland near Columbus came to the hills to escape malaria. Others deliberately chose the hills having lived in mountains before they made the trip to Indiana in search of new land. By 1830 an estimated 150 settlers had arrived; the United States census of 1840 reported 2,364 people. Covered bridge in Brown County ...
The track was known as Lucas Oil Raceway from 2011 to 2021. In 1958, 15 Indianapolis-area businessmen and racing professionals led by Tom Binford, Frank Dickie, Rodger Ward, and Howard Fieber invested $5,000 each to fund the development of a 267-acre (108 ha) farm tract into a recreational sporting complex that would focus on auto racing.
A post office was established in 1836 under the name of Harrisburg but was later changed to Brownsburg, [6] since the name Harrisburg was being used by a post office in another Indiana county. From 1840 to 1870, Brownsburg tripled in size, increased from six to sixteen acres, and added its first church. The town's first election was held in 1848.
"Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
Roads Hotel is a historic hotel building located at Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana. It was built in 1893, and is a two-story, rectangular, Queen Anne style frame building. It measures approximately 36 feet wide by 60 feet deep and features a two-story front porch and cross gable.
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Leland Hotel, also known as the Leland Motor Inn, is a historic hotel building located at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1928, and is a seven-story, U-shaped, Mission Revival style reinforced concrete building sheathed in light brown brick dwelling. The building was modernized in the mid-1960s and removed or covered many of ...