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Descendants of Lick Creek African American Settlement Begin Cemetery Restoration

InkFreeNews.com Posted Nov 29, 2024  Updated: Nov 27, 2024 @ 3:51 PM

Descendants of free Black pioneers who settled in Orange County in the 18th century recently visited the Roberts & Thomas Cemetery, associated with the Lick Creek Settlement in the Hoosier National Forest.

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‘Indiana at 200’ — Bison Made First Indiana Road

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jan 24, 2015  Updated: Jan 26, 2015 @ 9:25 AM

By ANDREA NEAL Bison made Indiana’s first highway. It started at the Falls of the Ohio near modern-day Clarksville where the beasts came together to cross the Ohio River at its shallowest point. It ended near Vincennes where they scattered to graze on Illinois prairie grass. If you … Read More