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Traders Point and “the most famous man in America”: Henry Ward Beecher
Many know that the first pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Henry Ward Beecher, would go on to influence Abraham Lincoln and gain world re-known fame as a leader in the temperance movement. Son of famed theologian Lyman Beecher, Henry was … Continue reading
Henry Ward Beecher and Traders Point
Today during a visit to the Pike Township Historical Society Archives I was researching the history of the two-room brick school house that had once stood within the northeast corner of Lafayette and Moore Roads. I had recently been shown a … Continue reading
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