Hotel and Depot, Churubusco, Indiana
| Description: |
Churubusco holds an annual festival called Turtle Days that commemorates the Beast of Busco, a giant snapping turtle that, according to legend, terrorized the town in 1949. Tourists swarmed the town during a month-long hunt, but the turtle was never found. |
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| Origin: | August 10, 1910 |
| Publisher: |
Published by M. Weixelbaum Co., Lima, Ohio. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/1154 |
| Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
| Copyright: |
This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org. |
| Geography: |
Indiana Whitley Churubusco |
| Subjects: |
Whitley County (Ind.) Hotels Railroad stations Railroad crossings Railroad tracks Utility poles |
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