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Weston was founded in 1818 as Preston; the name was changed to Fleshersville soon after, and then to Weston in 1819. [6] The city was incorporated in 1846. [7]Weston is the site of the former Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, a psychiatric hospital and National Historic Landmark which has been mostly vacant since its closure in 1994 upon its replacement by the nearby William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital.
The interior of Fairgrounds Coliseum after the most recent renovation. The Corteva Coliseum is a 6,500-seat indoor multi-use arena, located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. It was originally called the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum and later the Pepsi Coliseum, [6] Fairgrounds Coliseum, and Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
The Indiana State Fair is an annual state fair that spans 15 days in August [1] in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.The Indiana State Fair debuted in 1852 at Military Park in Indianapolis and is the sixth oldest state fair in the U.S. [4] It is the largest event in the state, [5] drawing between 730,000 and 980,000 visitors annually since 2010. [1]
The dwellings are generally two-story and rest on stone foundations. They are reflective of popular architectural styles from the 19th and early-20th centuries. The earliest house dates to 1839. The district includes the separately listed Weston Colored School. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]
Weston Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. The district includes 58 contributing buildings in the central business district of Weston. Most of the buildings were built between 1875 and 1920, with the earliest dating to about 1845.
State capital and county seat. Map of the United States with West Virginia highlighted. 2023 Rank ... Weston † City 3,776 3,952 −4.45%:
Born on the present site of the Indiana State Fairgrounds, [2] Johnson grew up in a pioneer family that lived on the edge of the state capital city. [3] Upon attaining adulthood, he bought property a short distance to the west, [ 2 ] to which he moved in 1846.
Camp Morton was a military training ground and a Union prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the American Civil War. It was named for Indiana governor Oliver Morton. Prior to the war, the site served as the fairgrounds for the Indiana State Fair. During the war, Camp Morton was initially used as a military training ground.