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West Baden Springs is located in the vicinity of several mineral springs. [4] The town was founded in the 1850s, and named after the spa towns of Wiesbaden or Baden-Baden , in Germany. [ 5 ] A post office has been in operation at West Baden Springs since 1861.
The Jewel of the Valley: A Narrative and Pictorial History of the Springs Valley Area and the West Baden Springs Hotel. OCLC 28583102. Smith, John Martin (2007). French Lick and West Baden Springs. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-5133-3. Vaughn, James M. (2013). The Dome in the Valley: The History and Rebirth of the West Baden Springs Hotel ...
The hotel was purchased by the future owner of the West Baden Springs Hotel, Ed Ballard, in 1919 for $1. In 1934, the hotel was bought by Ballard's cousins and renamed to the West Baden Springs Hotel. During this time, the main entrance was redesigned to include a revolving door and Art Deco canopy.
The NHLs in Indiana comprise approximately 2% of the 1,656 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana as of December 2009. The landmarks are among the most important nationally recognized historic sites in the state; the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one other site that has high ...
This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The interpretive center is operated by the Wabash & Erie Canal Association, a community nonprofit organization dedicated to Indiana's canal heritage. The center serves as a physical focus for enjoyment of a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) segment of the canal that has been rebuilt and reopened as a waterway and parallel towpath .
The Oxford Hotel, also known as the West Baden Springs Hotel, is a historic hotel building located at West Baden Springs, Orange County, Indiana. It was built about 1910, and is a large three-story, rectangular, brick building. It features cast iron storefronts and a pitched roof with straight and stepped parapets. [2]: 5
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies.It describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District, neighboring the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of ...