Local History Books Online
Periodicals:
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 1 (August 1920)
"Our Matchless Transportation Facilities"
Includes information on railroads, trolley lines, highways.
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 2 (Sept. 1920)
"Terre Haute's Rich Natural Resources"
Includes information on
coal, coke and gas,
shale, water, oil, sand and gravel.
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 3 (Oct. 1920)
"Our Magnificent Colleges and Schools"
Includes information on
Terre Haute public
school system, Indiana State Normal School,
Rose Polytechnic Institute, St. Mary's-of-
the-Woods College, King Classical School,
Terre Haute business colleges
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 4 (Nov. 1920)
"Parks, Boulevards and City Planning"
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 6 (Jan. 1921)
"The Agricultural Aspects of an Empire"
Includes information on the
soil, climate,
livestock and crops of twenty counties
in Indiana and Illinois.
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 7 (Feb. 1921)
"An Optimistic Financial Review"
Includes information on
banks, trust companies,
building and loan associations.
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 8 (March 1921)
"Terre Haute as a Distributing Point"
Includes information on
wholesale and jobbing
business in Terre Haute, such as groceries,
candy, coffee, meat, lumber, dry goods.
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 10-11 (May/June 1921)
["The City Beautiful"]
Includes information on
"parks, shady suburbs,
and well kept homes" (Allendale, Edgewood Grove,
Deming Park, Shades State
Park).
Book of Terre Haute, Volume 1, No. 12 (July 1921)
"Terre Haute, ‘The Heart of Scenic America'"
Includes information on
state parks, scenic
spots and resorts in Indiana and Illinois.