With its bright, eye popping flowers; native perennial meadow phlox brightens the perennial flower garden in mid-summer. The flowers on this pretty, native full sun perennial appear in June and last well into July. Written for gardeners by a gardener Gardener‘s Guide to the Perennial Meadow Phlox relates how to grow this beautiful native perennial flower. From seed to division, learn how to propagate this wonderful perennial plant. Phlox maculata, perennial phlox, guide, native perennials, perennials, garden plants, full sun flower
The Short History of Libraries, Printing and Language relates the story of printing, language, books, writing and libraries. Learn about the development of ink, papyrus, parchment, paper and the story of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press. This Ripley County Edition relates the history of early Indiana libraries, the Indiana State Library, Indiana library laws and the libraries of Ripley County.
The Agricultural and 4-H Fair - Southeast Edition The annual festival, or fair, dates back to ancient times with the Mesopotamians, Indians and Greeks. The Modern Agricultural Fair emerged when Massachusetts resident Elkanah Watson needed an event to show his prize sheep. Watson became an early advocate for agricultural fairs as educational venues for farmers. The The Agricultural and 4-H Fair - Southeast Edition includes the history of the agricultural fair, the Indiana State Fair and the fairs of the following counties: Clark Dearborn Decatur Franklin Jefferson Jennings Ripley Scott Switzerland agricultural, education, county, extension
Harmonie State Park provides a family friendly vacation destination with great views of the Wabash River, great hiking and wonderful riverside picnicking. An important part of Indiana history, historic New Harmony, Indiana, is just a short distance away. By reading this tourism guide, A Visit to Harmonie Indiana State Park the visitor can enrich their vacation to this wonderful state park. indiana state parks, indiana history, indiana camping, indiana fishing, indiana hiking, new harmony indiana, indiana travel guide
Visit Southeast Indiana’s thirty-one exciting museums and take the auto tour that covers them all. This fabulous road trip through southeast Indiana visits all the major cities and towns in southeast Indiana. Indiana’s museums relate Indiana’s history in an exciting way and provide a fascinating glance into our past. Use Indiana's Fascinating Museums - Southeast Edition as your tourism guide as you enjoy traveling southeast Indiana. The ten counties included in this book include: Clark County Dearborn County Decatur County Franklin County Jefferson County Jennings County Ohio County Ripley County Scott County Switzerland County road trip, auto, tour, tourism, local
Road Trips in Northeast Indiana Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using Northeast Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all of the historical treasures in south central Indiana. Northeast Indiana Cities and Towns Northeast Indiana has some wonderful cities and towns ranging from charming small towns like Albion, Huntington and Shipshewana to larger cities like Fort Wayne, and Auburn. Each of these towns and cities has many things to do for your family as it explores the regions roads and highways. Northeast Indiana Wineries Northeast Indiana has several interesting wineries that produce some fascinating wines. Northeast Indiana State and Local Parks The region has several state parks and forests including Indiana's first state park, Chain o' Lakes and rugged Salmonie Lake State Park. Northeast Indiana Museums and Historic Sites Explorers in the area can stage a day trip to learn the region's rich history by visiting the museums and markers located in the various cities and towns of Northeast Indiana. Many host interesting family events that are fun and educational The counties included in this historical travel book include: Adams Allen Blackford DeKalb Grant Huntington LaGrange Noble Starke Steuben Wells Whitley tourism, road trip, day trip, travel guide, guidebook, historical markers, travel
Discover the fascinating history of time, clocks, calendars and time zones. A History of Time reveals the journal of the development of how humans keep track of time, including daylight saving time. Clock history, calendar history, history of time zones, sundial, hourglass history, daylight saving time
Located in Parke County, Indiana, the covered bridge capital of the United States, Turkey Run State Park provides visitors with excellent hiking, camping and can serve as a base camp to explore the area. Camping The Turkey Run campground has ADA compliant sites, sites with electric connections and primitive sites camping sites. The campground connects with the trail system, allowing hikers access to the trail system. Other Accommodations The park also has an inn and family cabins for visitors to stay in while visiting the park. Hiking Hiking trails at Turkey Run State Park can hike the over fifteen miles of trails that range from rugged to easy. Hike through rocky, beautiful canyons and along Sugar Creek. The suspension bridge across Sugar Creek opens up the undeveloped section of the park to the adventurous hiker. Parke County Covered Bridges Parke County, Indiana is home to 31 restored covered bridges scattered around the rural countryside. Visitors can choose one, or all, of the six pre-mapped tours to assure finding them all. Two of these bridges are accompanied by a working grist mill. Cataract Falls, the largest waterfall in Indiana, is downstream of the Cataract Covered Bridge. tourism, local, hiking, camping, covered bridges, Parke, County, local
Railroad History Short History of Railroads - Indiana Edition covers the evolution of railroads from the first primitive tramways to the development of the diesel locomotives. Indiana Railroad History Also included in the book is a short history of railroading in Indiana. Historical markers about railroads and other interesting facets of early trains in Indiana provide a fascinating insight into early Indiana railroads. Railroad Museums In addition to a comprehensive list of railroad museums in the United States, a listing of railroad museums and tourist railways in Indiana is also included. Railroad history, railroad museum, train museums, first train robbery, indiana railroad, railroad evolution traction, railray, electric, museums, accidents, first, train, robbery
