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Beautiful Terre Haute, Ind.

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Pub. by Levin Brothers, Terre Haute, Ind.

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Terre Haute, a French word meaning "high ground," was founded and developed by American settlers under the protection of the garrison at old Fort Harrison. Located on the banks of the Wabash river, in the beautiful Ohio valley, three miles miles north of the ferry where the old National road later crossed the river. Vigo County, of which Terre Haute is the seat, was permanently settled in 1811.

Terre Haute has much that it can boast of in the way of natural resources. It is in the center of the Indiana coal fields, with more than 400 square miles of coal lands in Vigo County. There is also an inexhaustible supply of shale and clay. Water is supplied in abundance from the Wabash river.

Terre Haute is one of the best located cities in Indiana, situated on a high bluff on the eat side of the Wabash river, 500 ft. above sea level. It is almost equally distance from Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Louisville, all within less than 200 miles. Within a radius of 30 miles, more than 350,000 people reside. The city is served by four trunk lines; the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. Seventy passenger trains arrive and depart daily from the city. The annual outbound freight tonnage, exclusive of coal, is about 1,000,000 tons, with an equal amount of inbound tonnage.

Terre Haute is surely a manufacturing center, with its many industries of every variety. There are something like 200 manufacturing plants in Terre Haute, which represent an investment of more than $20,000,000, and an annual production valued at about $30,000,000.

Terre Haute is an educational center for Indiana. in addition to the 26 public schools and the three high schools, the Indiana State Normal, and the Rose Polytechnic Institute are located in Terre Haute, and within just a few miles of the city is St. Mary of the Woods, a well-known school for girls. There are 76 churches and religious organizations, which comprise all denominations, with a well organized Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. The public library was erected by one of the leading citizens in memory of his mother, and contains 72,000 volumes, 12 branches, and has a circulation of 500,000 yearly. There are nine banks and trust companies, and fifteen building and loan associations.

Terre Haute is a city of attractive homes and beautiful parks, with fifteen public parks, with a total area of 520 acres, which afford both rest and recreation. One of the most beautiful is Deming Park, area 155 acres, situated among the hills east of the city. It has been appreciated by many of the citizens as one of the most ideal picnic grounds in the neighborhood of the city. The business and social life of Terre Haute is well taken care of through its numerous clubs and fraternal orders, some of which are merely for business purposes, and others solely for social enlightenment. There is a municipal golf course and three country clubs with golf grounds.

There are many beautiful drives out of Terre Haute, some leading to famous resorts of the state, such as the "Shades" and "Turkey Run." "The Shades," a famous Wabash Valley beauty spot, five miles from Waveland, Indiana, located on Rock River, popularly known as Sugar Creek, was, in the early days, a favorite haunt of the Red Men. The uncertain trails of the Red Men have endowed these crags and hills with the never-dying romance of legendary history. The deep glens and ravines, the pools and falls, the great woodlands and dancing streams have a charm the equal of any national park in the country. In the same direction from Terre Haute is also located "Turkey Run," which a few years ago, was converted into a state park. "turkey Run," with its wonderful forests, is one of the beauty spots of Indiana. There are gigantic rock formations which have a tendency to inspire the most expectant visitor. "Turkey Run" is easily reached by motor from Terre Haute, over very good roads, and can be visited on the same trip as the "Shades." Each resort furnishes hotel accommodation or rental cottages, as preferred by the visitor.

Beautiful Terre Haute, Ind.

This unused postcard folder has the following printed text...

Pub. by Levin Brothers, Terre Haute, Ind.

This folder is a compendium of 20 postcards, including the covers, of other Levin Brothers Terre Haute cards, these are...

The folder contains text about Terre Haute which is exactly the same as the previous postcard folder.

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