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Road Trip! Day 5 & 6 Third Stop: Indiana Indiana 2 Franklin, IN History Franklin, Indiana is located 20 miles south of Indianapolis. Franklin was established in 1823. The city was named after Benjamin Franklin. Downtown Franklin is noted for the number of well-maintained, older houses and early brick streets. Landmark buildings include the Johnson County Courthouse and the Artcraft Theatre. Due west of the Artcraft is City Hall, a Colonial Revival building constructed in 1936 to be used as a post office. It was designed by architect Louis A. Simon under Postmaster General James Farley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UohyU1JHFs 3 Franklin, IN History Franklin, IN Facts The December 2, 1940 issue of Life magazine included a photo essay by Bernard Hoffman entitled, "A Small Town's Saturday Night," depicting farmer Glen Dunn and family on a typical Saturday night in Franklin: Dad getting a haircut, and the kids seeing a movie at the Artcraft, people at the drugstore, as well as photos of other social spots, such as Nick's Candy Kitchen and the town's "lovers' lane." The nighttime photo showing double-parked cars and thick crowds on Jefferson Street is perhaps the best known of the set. According to the late-20th century critic James Guimond in his book on American photography. 4 Morning Pointe of Franklin, IN NOW 21 YEARS OLD! Morning Pointe Senior Living opened Morning Pointe of Franklin, IN, in 1999. 5 Morning Pointe of Franklin, IN Morning Pointe of Franklin, IN is one of the 12 Morning Pointe buildings in the Bluegrass Region, covering buildings in the Kentucky and Indiana area. Bluegrass Buildings include: 1. Morning Pointe of Danville 7. The Lantern at Morning Pointe, Lexington 2. Morning Pointe of Frankfort 8. Morning Pointe of Louisville 3. The Lantern at Morning Pointe, Frankfort 9. The Lantern at Morning Pointe, Louisville 4. Morning Pointe of Franklin, IN 10. Morning Pointe of Richmond 5. Morning Pointe of Lexington 11. Morning Pointe of Russell 6. Morning Pointe of Lexington-east 12. The Lantern at Morning Pointe, Russell 6 What is Indiana’s History? Indianapolis was founded in 1821 as the state capital, which it officially became in 1825 Indianapolis had become a major rail center by the start of the American Civil War in 1861, and its importance to Union logistics spurred further growth; its population more than doubled between 1860 and 1870 7 Indianapolis is one of the largest inland cities in the United States not located on any navigable body of water. 8 Companies & Products 9 Companies & Products Several major international companies have operations in Franklin, Indiana: Toyota, NSK, KYB and Mitsubishi. 10 Companies & Products Steak 'n Shake Operations, Inc. (doing business as Steak 'n Shake) is an American casual restaurant chain concentrated primarily in the Midwestern United States with locations also in the South, Mid- Atlantic and Western United States, Europe, and the Middle East. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Steak ‘n Shake has 628 locations. 11 Companies & Products The Franklin, IN Toyota KYB produces automotive Mistubishi’s plant in Franklin, location operates as a products such as shock Indiana manufactures automotive distribution center. absorbers. air conditioning systems. 12 CompaniesCompanies & Products & Products In 2016, NSK celebrated its 100th anniversary. NSK has three core business segments: 1. Machine bearings; 2. Automotive products 3. Precision machinery and parts. 13 Famous People 14 Abraham Lincoln spentAbraham his childhood, Lincoln from ,age one 7 of – our21 years, living in Abraham's mostfather famousThomas presidents Lincoln had in the lost history two previous homes in Kentucky,of our country one at wasthe Sinking from Indiana Spring Farm where Lincoln was born, in part through problems with land titles. Because Kentucky had not had proper land surveys in its early years, many residents were forced off their farms after surveys were completed and land titles were challenged. In 1815 he went to Indiana to locate a new homestead for his family. He wanted to live in a free state rather than compete with farmers who used slave labor. The family took two weeks in 1816 to move to Spencer County in southern Indiana, settling at the Little Pigeon Creek Community. 15 Janet Langhart, an award-winning David Letterman, a former television journalist and author. Janet is television host, writer, producer married to William Cohen, the former U.S. and comedian Secretary of Defense 16 Abraham Lincoln, one of our most famous presidents in the history Steve McQueen was an Americanof our actor.countryMcQueen was from was Indiana nicknamed "The King of Cool", and his antihero persona developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and The Towering Inferno. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in films again for four years. 17 Benjamin Harrison was an American James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, politician and lawyer who served as the poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he 23rd president of the United States from was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's 1889 to 1893. He was a grandson of the Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. ninth president, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather–grandson duo to have held the office. 18 Abraham Lincoln, one of our most famous presidents in the history Max Terhune was an Americanof our film country actor born was from Indiana in Franklin, Indiana. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Among these, Terhune starred in the Three Mesquiteers and Range Busters series. Besides being an actor, he was a ventriloquist, whistler and animal imitator, and magician. Card tricks were his forte, and he often performed such in his movies. His former vaudeville act included juggling, bird calls and barnyard animal impressions, talents also incorporated into his sidekick roles. 19 Marjorie Main who was an American Harry von Zell was an American announcer of radio character actress and singer of the Classical programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He Hollywood period, best known as a Metro- is best remembered for his work on The George Burns Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and and Gracie Allen Show, and for once mispronouncing 1950s, and for her role as Ma Kettle in ten Ma President Herbert Hoover's name on the air. and Pa Kettle movies. 20 Sports 21 The city attracted such Beginning in the organizations as the National 1970s, Indianapolis Institute for Fitness and worked to make itself Sport, a centre of sports- an international centre physiology research, of amateur sports, an Indianapolis Tennis Center effort that produced (1979) and the Major Taylor considerable Velodrome (1982), a economic growth. bicycle-racing track 22 Lucas Oil Stadium (2008) is home to the Colts professional football team, where famed University of Tennessee graduate, Peyton Manning was the quarterback for 14 seasons. Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1999; formerly Conseco Fieldhouse) hosts the Pacers (men’s) and Fever (women’s) professional basketball teams 23 Franklin, IN Sports Franklin, IN became nationally famous during the 1920s due to the outstanding athletic achievements of the local high school basketball team, who became known as the Franklin Wonder Five. A small group who had played together as boys, led by Fuzzy Vandivier and coached by Ernest "Griz" Wagner, they became the first high school team to win the state championship for three consecutive years (1920–22). 24 Franklin, IN Sports The youths followed Wagner to the local Franklin College, where he became coach and they earned the title of national college champions in 1923. They turned down an offer to play against the top professional team, the New York Celtics. George Crowe (brother of Ray), was first Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1939, and played professional baseball with a variety of teams. (Front row - #9) 25 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race is the world's oldest currently operational automobile race. Better known as the Indy 500 or the Indianapolis 500. The name of the race is often shortened to Indy 500, and the track itself is nicknamed the "Brickyard", as the racing surfacing was paved in brick in the fall of 1909, with a yard of brick remaining exposed at the start/finish line. 26 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race The Indianapolis 500 is held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4 km) oval circuit. The track is a rounded-rectangle, with four distinct turns of identical dimensions, connected by four straightaways (two long straightaways and two "short chutes"). Drivers race 200 laps, counter-clockwise around the circuit, for a distance of 500 miles (800 km). Since its inception in 1911, the race has always been scheduled on or around Memorial Day. 27 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race The event is steeped in tradition, in pre- race ceremonies, post-race celebrations, and race procedure. The most noteworthy and most popular traditions are the 33-car field lining up three-wide for the start, the annual singing of "Back Home Again in Indiana," and the victory lane bottle of milk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dkiI5piCqI&list= PLEpOsC5QfSBDHSa_ljBY_iKu7cflIyFFQ&index=2 28 Food & Restaurants 29 Among the many artwork tributes to Coney Island's famous hot dogs on the restaurant’s west wall, is a large framed black and white photograph of the interior taken in the early 1930s.