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  2. Fort Wayne, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. [10] Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border [11] and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. [12] The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Indiana ...

  3. Wabash and Erie Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via an artificial waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Over 460 miles long, it was the longest canal ever built in North America. The canal known as the Wabash & Erie in the 1850s and ...

  4. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - Wikipedia

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    kidszoo.org. The Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is a zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Since opening in 1965, the 1,000-animal zoo has been located on 40 acres (16 ha) in Fort Wayne's Franke Park. The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is operated by the non-profit Fort Wayne Zoological Society under a cooperative agreement with the Fort Wayne ...

  5. Southwood Park Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Southwood Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 1,889 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 4 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed between about 1906 and 1965, and includes ...

  6. History of Indiana - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian culture.

  7. Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District

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    December 28, 2010. Fort Wayne Park and Boulevard System Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 34 contributing buildings, 61 contributing sites, 70 contributing structures, and 15 contributing objects in 11 public parks, four parkways, and ten boulevards associated with the ...

  8. The Landing Historic District - Wikipedia

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    September 16, 1993. The Landing Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Fort Wayne. The area was developed between about 1868 and 1943, and includes notable examples of Renaissance Revival ...

  9. South Wayne Historic District (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Wikipedia

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    South Wayne Historic District is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 133 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed between about 1893 and 1940, and includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, American Four ...