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Terre Haute, Indiana

www.terrehaute.com
www.terrehaute.in.gov

Terre Haute [ˌtɛ·ɹə ˈhoʊt], French for "high land," is Indiana's ninth largest city (p. 55,125) and the seat of justice of Vigo County (p. 112,385; 405 square miles). The city originated in 1816 on a plateau alongside the Wabash River. A prairie, probably created by Indians burning off timber to facilitate hunting, extended east of present 6th Street. From about 1720 to 1763 the Terre Haute site lay astride the line dividing the French provinces of Canada and Louisiana. The first indication of permanent white occupation coincided with the construction of Fort Harrison in 1811. A village of Wea (or Quiatenon) Indians, the future location of Terre Haute, stood a few miles south of the fort. The fort's transient personnel passed the word about the fertility and river proximity of the so-called Harrison Prairie. A few traders and squatters braved the environment of the garrison, but not until 1816 when the doors to settlement officially opened did the marked procession of pioneers begin.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terre_Haute

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Recent city comments:

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Liz (guest) wrote 8 years ago:

now 18.
Burger King, dkstacker (guest) wrote 10 years ago:

Good food, cool coke machine. That does not make up for the floor and every table in the lobby for being aabsolutely filthy and i just hope with it being. As dirty out front that it is not like that in the kitchen.
Club Idaho (former site), Citizen (guest) wrote 12 years ago:

I believe you have the wrong building indexed here. The building you indicate is the current site of Glasco Co. the Idaho Club was the smaller building immediately to the right (east) of the one you marked and was torn down years ago. There is now only a parking lot there.
Hulman and Co. Building (Home of Clabber Girl), kBro wrote 13 years ago:

...and it's a terrific asset to the Terre Haute area!
Indiana Theatre Event Center, kBro wrote 13 years ago:

The Indiana Theatre is a jewel among classic movie palaces! Long may she wave!