Posted in: Historic Miscellania The Rise and Fall of the Billy Goat Beer

If you strolled down the streets of Indianapolis in 1900, you would have needed a bale of cotton stuffed in your ears not to hear a conversation or two auf Deutsch. Thanks to Germany’s turbulent...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania A German Firebug?

Most Americans know nothing about the time Nazi submarines stalked the Eastern seaboard of the U.S.  But if you’re ever on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and see anyone old enough to remember the...

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Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Mansion on Cold Spring Road

Reader’s Question: I’m pretty sure that after my father retired, he lived in Harry Stutz’s home on Cold Spring Road, which had been converted into apartments.  My dad was the “super.”  It was a beautiful home with acreage. ...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Indiana War Memorial, Shrine Room- 10 Elements Decoded

The “Garrison” Flag is the largest American flag flown over a military installation The Indiana War Memorial, the southern bookend of the American Legion Mall is imposing, impressive and not frequently visited by locals. The...

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