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Indiana Quick Quiz

  1.      What was the original name of Bridgeton?October 16 - October 22 The Week in Indiana History | Spotlight on Lake
  2.   What was the original name of Mansfield?
  3.   How many covered bridges are there in Parke County?
  4.   How long does the annual Parke County Covered Bridge Festival last?

 

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October 14, 1910     Johnny Wooden is born in Hall, Indiana.  He gains fame as a basketball coach, taking UCLA to 10 championships

 

October 14, 1925     Samuel Ralston dies at the age of 67. As the 28th Governor of Indiana, he began the state park system.

 

October 15, 1966     Angel Mounds near Evansville is added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

October 18, 1954     The Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio, begins production in Indianapolis.

 

 

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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in Union County at Whitewater Memorial State Park.

 

 

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- John Wooden

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Mansfield bridge - Parke County

Bridgeton Mill - Bridgeton

 

Answers:    1.   Lockwood Mills     2.   Dickson's Mills     3.   31     4.   10 days starting the 2nd Friday in October

 

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