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Lewis and Clark – Falls of the Ohio River – Indiana

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In 1803, Merriweather Lewis and William Clark met in what is present day Clarksville, Indiana at the cabin of George Clark, William’s brother, to organize and plan what would become the Lewis and Clark expedition. The area today is known as the Falls of the Ohio, a cataract on the Ohio River, and the location of a famous fossil bed. The statue pictured is located near the location of the famous meeting, on the banks of the Ohio river.

Falls of the Ohio State Park – State of Indiana
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Historic Medora Brick Plant – Indiana

Historic Medora Brick Plant - Indiana

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The Medora Shale Brick Company was founded in 1904, and produced brick until the beginning of 1992. Originally 12 brick kilns were built on the site, but that number now stands at 10. Its been estimated that at one time, the plant produced 54,000 bricks a day, and employed as many as 50 people. Bricks from that plant were used in building projects throughout Indiana, as well as Chicago, Detroit, and numerous midwestern cities.

The plant, located in Medora (Jackson County), was named to the top 10 most endangered landmarks in Indiana, in 2004, by the Historic Landmarks Foundation.

Tulip Trestle Summer Storm – Bloomfield – Indiana

Tulip Trestle Summer Storm - Bloomfield - Indiana

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The Tulip Trestle or Viaduct is a 2,295 foot long railroad bridge in Greene County Indiana, nearly Bloomfield. The bridge was built in 1905. Its part of a rail line that goes from Indianapolis to Newton, Illinois. At the time of its construction it was the longest rail trestle in the United States and the third longest railroad trestle in the world.

A country road underneath the Tulip Viaduct, Greene County, Indiana