Monthly Archive: July 2022

American Legion Mall at Sunset – Indianapolis – Indiana

American Legion Mall at Sunset - Indianapolis - Indiana

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The American Legion Mall at Sunset in Indianapolis, Indiana. The cenotaph seen in the foreground memorializes the nation’s first casualty of World War I, Corporal James B. Gresham of Company F, 16th Infantry and Evansville Indiana. Extending out further are memorials to World War II, Korea and Vietnam. As well as the World War Memorial.

The American Legion is a non-profit organization dedicated to U.S. war veterans, whose headquarters border the American Legion Mall. The organization was formed in 1919 in Paris, France.

Abandoned Homestead – Brown County State Park – Indiana

Abandoned Homestead - Brown County State Park - Indiana

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An abandoned homestead in Brown County State Park near Nashville, Indiana. With poor, thin soils on hilly terrain, Brown County was one of the last places in Indiana to be settled. Farmers tried for years to make the area productive, but ultimately the vast majority began leaving the area during the Great Depression. At the same time a movement began to turn the area into a nature park. Today, Brown County, at more than 15,000 acres, is Indiana’s largest state park.

Pediment Kentucky State Capitol Building – Frankfort

Pediment Kentucky State Capitol Building - Frankfort

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A close-up view of the pediment of the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort. The stone carved figures, starting with the woman at the center, allegorically represent Progress, History, Plenty, Law, Art and Labor. The roman-styled portico of the capitol building was designed by Charles Henry Niehaus and carved by Australian sculptor Peter Rossack.