World War II Indiana Landmarks
World War II Indiana Landmarks

Author: Ronald P. May

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2023-05-01

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1439677867

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World War II Indiana Landmarks features places throughout the state that played significant roles during World War II. Many of these locations memorialize those who fought as well as those who contributed to the war effort. These places of remembrance include historical sites, monuments, markers, museums, surviving buildings, a surviving Navy ship, a surviving plane, and more. Author Ronald P. May explores the rich historical backgrounds surrounding each location and tells the personal stories of veterans and civilians related to many of these locations.

The Encyclopedia of Louisville
The Encyclopedia of Louisville

Author: John E. Kleber

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 1029

ISBN-13: 0813149746

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With more than 1,800 entries, The Encyclopedia of Louisville is the ultimate reference for Kentucky's largest city. For more than 125 years, the world's attention has turned to Louisville for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. Louisville Slugger bats still reign supreme in major league baseball. The city was also the birthplace of the famed Hot Brown and Benedictine spread, and the cheeseburger made its debut at Kaelin's Restaurant on Newburg Road in 1934. The "Happy Birthday" had its origins in the Louisville kindergarten class of sisters Mildred Jane Hill and Patty Smith Hill. Named for King Louis XVI of France in appreciation for his assistance during the Revolutionary War, Louisville was founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778. The city has been home to a number of men and women who changed the face of American history. President Zachary Taylor was reared in surrounding Jefferson County, and two U.S. Supreme Court Justices were from the city proper. Second Lt. F. Scott Fitzgerald, stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor during World War I, frequented the bar in the famous Seelbach Hotel, immortalized in The Great Gatsby. Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville and won six Golden Gloves tournaments in Kentucky.

Three Swartz/Schwartz Men of Floyd and Clark County, Indiana
Three Swartz/Schwartz Men of Floyd and Clark County, Indiana

Author: Elsie Swartz Eberhart

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13:

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Michael Schwartz (1764/1767-1849) was, by tradition, a direct descendant of a widow Schwartz (whose husband died at sea) who immigrated from Germany to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Michael was possibly born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and married Catherine Scheetz. They lived in York County, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and then moved to Galena, Clark County, Indiana. Descendants (most spelled the surname Swartz) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas and elsewhere.

Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana

Author: Garry J. Nokes

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2002-10-23

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1439613648

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The Ohio River has nurtured Jeffersonville. The city's prime location, a bend in the river before the Falls of the Ohio, fostered its development into a regional hub of transportation and commerce. From time to time, however, the river lashes out at those who inhabit its shores. The frigid waters of winter and early spring sometimes swallow the city, leaving mud, disease, and devastation in their wake. The more than two hundred images featured in Jeffersonville, Indiana tell the city's tale from the earliest days of settlement, through the boom days of the late 19th century, and on to the tragedy of the Great Flood in 1937. Those who observed the bawdy days of Jeffersonville's marriage parlors, gambling halls, and saloons called the city "Little Chicago." Those who marveled at the diversity of its religious establishments called it the "City of Churches." Citizens of Jeffersonville enjoyed its nightlife on Saturday and filled its pews on Sunday, but have never failed to work hard throughout the week.