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'On the Banks of Freedom:' How a Louisville museum is debunking myths of the Underground Railroad
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSo often the Underground Railroad is imagined as an intricate network of safe houses and passageways...
Salem man gets 25 years in crash that killed 4 at homeless encampment
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe man arrested for driving drunk, crashing into a homeless encampment north of downtown Salem and...
Monon Trail now officially underway
The Evening News and The Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 23—NEW ALBANY — Community members gathered Thursday at the East 10th Street railroad crossing in New Albany to celebrate the beginning of development on the Monon Trail. The Regional Development ...
Holcomb announces $29.5M for 62-mile Monon South Trail in Southern Indiana
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring his State of the State address Tuesday night, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that the Indiana...
Project leaders react to state's $29.5 investment in rails-to-trails project
The Evening News and The Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 11—SOUTHERN INDIANA — An influx of funding from the state will allow a regional rails-to-trails project to move forward in Southern Indiana. In Tuesday's State of the State address, Indiana ...
'Rivers, Roads and Rails': Spring Mill State Park once a crucial crossroads for commerce
Times-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMITCHELL — Most of Lawrence County knows about the small industrial village that functioned at what...
New state record burbot
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 13—Scott Skafar of Valparaiso caught a 10.2-pound burbot on Lake Michigan in Porter County on Dec.30, besting the previous record set in 1990 by 2.5 pounds. He also caught a second burbot ...
Autumn on two wheels: 11 scenic bike rides across the Hudson Valley
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe air is crisp, the bugs are gone, and hopefully the trees are holding up their end of the...
Recalling Lincoln's stop in Alliance: 'No time for long speeches'
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAbraham Lincoln stopped in Alliance on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.C., on...
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Corridor looking for local input
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoApr. 17—There are more than 30 different museums in New York state dedicated to the local history of the Underground Railroad. Now an effort to better connect those places is moving ahead. The ...
