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ENTERPRISE INDIANA

Contributions to U.S. Milestones
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Enterprise Indiana
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Evolving in the Early 20th Century

World War I, immigration, prohibition and suffrage. Experience these American milestones through the lens of Indiana’s contributions. In Enterprise Indiana, see objects from real Hoosiers living through these national headlines.

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    IMMIGRATION TIES

    Consider how the story of immigration and anti-immigration sentiment is still relevant in today’s conversations.

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    DRINK TO THAT

    Find out about Indiana’s history with alcohol, which stretches from the earliest European settlers to the traditions of people immigrating here throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Then, learn how Prohibition began and ended.

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    AUTO MAKING HISTORY

    Stand next to a 1927 Stutz AA Safety Sedan and examine the fine details of this high end early-model car made in Indianapolis.

MAKING A NAME FOR OUR STATE

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  • Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site shares stories of the Coffins, freedom seekers

    Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site shares stories of the Coffins, freedom seekers

    Discover the secrets and stories of the many freedom seekers who stayed at the home during their journey on the Underground Railroad

  • Volunteer shares stories of her ancestor at Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site

    Volunteer shares stories of her ancestor at Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site

    Eileen Baker-Wall's great-great-grandfather William Bush arrived at this historic site on his own journey to freedom

  • Discover a masterpiece of Victorian artistry at Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site

    Discover a masterpiece of Victorian artistry at Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site

    Culbertson Mansion, which began construction in 1867 and took two years to complete is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

  • Fred the Mastodon moves to permanent home at the Indiana State Museum

    Fred the Mastodon moves to permanent home at the Indiana State Museum

    In 1998, Dan Buesching was about to smash the mass with the dragline's bucket, when he noticed something that didn't belong: Teeth