Twelve Points monument, Terre Haute, Indiana
| Description: |
Photograph of the monument in the park in North Terre Haute known as the Twelve Points Park. It has a small etching on the side showing where the name Twelve Points comes from. Twelve Points. The community was named for the twelve corners created by the intersection of Lafayette, Maple and 13th Street. Twelve Points was begun in 1889 when Walter Phillips had his land surveyed and the business district laid out. At that time the area had a few scattered homes and some family owned businesses. Most of the land was used for fields and orchards. By the early 1900s Twelve Points had become Terre Hautes first suburban shopping center. |
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| Created By: |
Robbins, Rob |
| Contributor(s): |
Robbins, Rob |
| Publisher: |
From the private collection of Rob Robbins, Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vcc/id/761 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Community |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Monuments Twelve Points (Terre Haute, Ind.) Parks Architecture Landscapes |
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