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The Western League
One of the first minor leagues in history, the Western League (previously the Northwestern League) was founded by Ban Johnson in 1885 and was the predecessor of today's American …
The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
For a dozen years in the 1940s and 1950s, more than 700 women played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Though some saw their brand of …
The College World Series
In 1947, the University of California and Yale University baseball teams took the field in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to play the first-ever NCAA Division I College World Series. It was …
Haunted Lafayette
Boilermakers Beware: There's a dark and secret side to Lafayette's history that is sure to send shivers down the spine. From storied specters and urban legends, like Amelia …
Indianapolis
Inaugurated as the state capital in 1825, Indianapolis was patterned after the nation's capital and laid out on a mile-square grid with Monument Circle at its center. As the city …
Tecumseh'S Curse
From the author of more than thirty other titles comes his first mystery fiction that is all set to absorb readers. This time W.C. Madden will take them on an exciting journey …
Baseball in Indianapolis
Lost White County, Indiana
White County has been acquainted with loss since its very beginning. First formed in 1834, the county saw its first citizens, the Potawatomi, removed to Kansas in September 1838. …
Rotary Jail
The rotary jail was a very unusual architectural design. In response to a need for better control over prisoners, 18 of the revolving, escape-proof structures were erected in the …
Crown Hill Cemetery
Ghosts of North Central Indiana
North Central Indiana is rich in farmlands, wind turbines, and small towns. It is also thick with ghosts.Ghastly apparitions roam the town of Battle Ground, where the infamous …
Indiana Beach:: A Fun-Filled History
From its humble beginnings as a place to swim and row a boat, Ideal Beach eventually became Indiana Beach, a small amusement park where families could have good old-fashioned …