OmniMediaGroup at 19:24, 19 January 2009

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OmniMediaGroup: Once a hunting ground for the Potawatomi and Miami Indians, Angola was settled in the mid 1800s by pioneers from the Northeast who named the town after a city in New York. Angola grew as its public sq

2009-01-19T19:11:32Z

Once a hunting ground for the Potawatomi and Miami Indians, Angola was settled in the mid 1800s by pioneers from the Northeast who named the town after a city in New York. Angola grew as its public sq

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Once a hunting ground for the Potawatomi and Miami Indians, '''Angola''' was settled in the mid 1800s by pioneers from the Northeast who named the town after a city in New York. Angola grew as its public square became a trading place for American Indians and farmers. Evidence. of the Indians' presence can be found in many area fields, which yield an abundance of flint spearpoints and arrowheads.

Angola is a vacation center in Indiana's lake resort region, where more than 100 lakes provide recreational opportunities. '''Pokagon State Park''' (is 5 miles north on SR 727. Of interest is the '''Steuben County Courthouse''' on Public Square. Built in 1868, the courthouse is a replica of Boston's Faneuil Hall. Also on the square is the Soldiers' Monument, honoring county soldiers who served in the Civil War. TriState University is southwest.

'''Steuben County Tourism Bureau:''' 207 S. Wayne, Angola, IN 46703; phone (800) 581-0908.

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-Once a hunting ground for the Potawatomi and Miami Indians, '''Angola''' was settled in the mid 1800s by pioneers from the Northeast who named the town after a city in New York. Angola grew as its public square became a trading place for American Indians and farmers. Evidence. of the Indians' presence can be found in many area fields, which yield an abundance of flint spearpoints and arrowheads.
+A light industrial center in a rich farming region, '''Auburn''' is one of the oldest towns in DeKalb County. One of the nation's earliest car manufacturers, the W.H. McIntyre Co., operated in Auburn 1908-15. From 1900 to 1937 the city was the site of the Auburn Automobile Co., maker of luxury cars, including the popular Auburn Boattail Speedster and the noted frontwheel drive Cord cars.
-Angola is a vacation center in Indiana's lake resort region, where more than 100 lakes provide recreational opportunities. '''Pokagon State Park''' (is 5 miles north on SR 727. Of interest is the '''Steuben County Courthouse''' on Public Square. Built in 1868, the courthouse is a replica of Boston's Faneuil Hall. Also on the square is the Soldiers' Monument, honoring county soldiers who served in the Civil War. TriState University is southwest.
+'''Auburn Chamber of Commerce:''' 208 S. Jackson St., P.O. Box 168, Auburn, IN 46706; phone (219) 925-2100.
-'''Steuben County Tourism Bureau:''' 207 S. Wayne, Angola, IN 46703; phone (800) 581-0908.
+'''AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM''', 1 mi. s.e. of 1-69 via SR 8 following signs, at 1600 S. Wayne St., is in the 1930 Art Deco factory showroom built for the Auburn Automobile Co., manufacturer of the legendary Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg luxury motorcars. The museum features more than 100 antique and classic automobiles from the 19th century to the present. The focus is on the innovative and boldly styled Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs produced in Indiana during the 1920s and 1930s.
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OmniMediaGroup at 19:24, 19 January 2009

OmniMediaGroup: Once a hunting ground for the Potawatomi and Miami Indians, Angola was settled in the mid 1800s by pioneers from the Northeast who named the town after a city in New York. Angola grew as its public sq