W C Madden

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MonticelloPaperback, 25 July 2007

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Images of America
Part of Series
Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Print Length
128 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date Published
25 Jul 2007
ISBN-10
0738551481
ISBN-13
9780738551487

Description

Monticello was founded by the White County commissioners in 1834 on a bluff above the Tippecanoe River. They named it after the mansion of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States.

It was incorporated as a town in 1862. The county seat grew more rapidly when the railroads came to town before the Civil War. Then the town grew large enough to become a city in 1909, and a mayor was elected. The area around the city became a tourist destination in the 1920s after dams created the twin lakes--Shafer and Freeman--and Ideal Beach was conceived. It was renamed Indiana Beach in the 1950s and became the largest entertainment park in the state. In 1974, a devastating tornado roared through downtown Monticello, killing eight people and destroying a large part of the city. However, the people of Monticello banded together to reconstruct a stronger community. Today the city of Monticello is a thriving, progressive community growing in population and size. About a million tourists come to the area each summer to relax and have fun.

Product Details

Author:
W C Madden
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
25 July 2007
Dimensions:
23.42 x 16.76 x 0.91 cm
ISBN-10:
0738551481
ISBN-13:
9780738551487
Language:
English
Pages:
128
Weight:
299.37 gm

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