In the very northwest of Indiana, the city of Hammond touches the Lake Michigan shoreline and continues down the state line before cutting east in an L-shape. This is one of the oldest cities in Lake County, first settled in the mid-19th century and known for a wave of manufacturing that swept the region over …
OK, so Gary, Indiana might not be in many people’s travel plans, unless they’re coming to pay homage to Michael Jackson at his childhood home. Gary was hit hard by the collapse of its once prosperous steel industry, and has hemorrhaged residents since the 1970s, in true Rust Belt style. And yet the potential is …
A lively college town in Northwest Indiana, Lafayette has a population that swells during the semester thanks to Purdue University. The city was founded in 1825 and quickly prospered as a river town, with more than a dozen boats docking each day and spawning a bustling commercial area on the riverfront. Much of the architecture …
The seat of Delaware County in East Central Indiana originated as a Lenape (Delaware) village along the White River in the late 18th century. It’s hard to talk about Muncie without mentioning the Ball brothers, five industrialist siblings who relocated their glass factory here from Buffalo in the 1880s during the Indiana gas boom. Known …
In 1926, downtown Terre Haute in western Indiana became the intersection for two long-distance highways, the East-West US 40 and North-South US 41. These two roads crossed at 7th and Ohio in Terre Haute, and the city took on the nickname, The Crossroads of America. Terre Haute grew up in the 19th century as a …
In the space of a couple of decades, the population of this suburban city north of Indianapolis, has more than doubled to 70,000. Noblesville is the seat of Hamilton County, and the city’s long history is reflected at the beautiful central square, commanded by the Hamilton County Courthouse. A museum at the old Sheriff’s Residence …
Remembered as an industrial center at the turn of the 20th century, the city of Kokomo is in the middle of a renaissance, increasing its population by a third over the last decade. Kokomo’s industrial era was fueled by the Indiana natural gas boom of the 1880s, and over the next 30 years the city …
Just beyond the south side of Indianapolis, Greenwood is a city that has grown at an astonishing rate since the 1990s. In that time the population has more than doubled, to 60,000, a large portion of which is from the last ten years alone. That growth has gone hand-in-hand with spectacular investment in the city’s …
About 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis, Anderson is a city named for the Delaware Chief William Anderson who founded a village on the White River in the late 18th century. One important phase in Anderson’s history began in the 1880s when natural gas was discovered in the city during the Indiana gas boom. Natural gas …
A vibrant manufacturing city in Northern Indiana, Elkhart is billed as the capital of two very different products. First up, this is the RV Capital of the World, with 80% of all American RVs manufactured here. You can find out about this heritage at the RV/MH Hall of Fame, which has a superb museum. Since …