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Episode 421

Original air date: 2/25/1998

Battle of Tippecanoe

Segment Video Not Online.
Description:The rise and fall of Tecumseh and his brother the Prophet and their dealings with Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison.
Credits:Williams
Location:Tippecanoe Co.
Contact:Dir. of Education Teppecanoe Co. Historical Assn. 909 S. St. Lafayette, IN 47901 317-742-8411
Music:Not Provided


Elvis Clothes

Segment Video Not Online.
Description:Interview with Butch Polston about his costuming business which specializes in Elvis jumpsuits for Elvis impersonators.
Credits:Cook
Location:Clarksville
Contact:Butch Polston, B&K Enterprises, PO Box 2057, Clarksville, IN 47131; 812-288-6885
Music:Not Provided


Washington's Drummer

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Description:Sergeant John George is buried in Round Hill Cemetery on the South Side. He was Washington's drummer, and beat out the General's orders through many of the Revolution battles
Credits:Stoelk
Location:Indianapolis
Contact:Bob Pedigo 887-2391
Music:Not Provided


Small Town

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Description:COUNTY?
Credits:Stoelk
Location:Montezuma
Contact:Not Provided
Music:Not Provided


Indianapolis Recorder

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Description:Profile of one of the nation's oldest black publications
Credits:Rush
Location:Indianapolis
Contact:The Indianapolis Recorder, 2901 Tacoma Ave., Indpls. 924-5143
Music:Not Provided


Stonehead

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Description:In 1851, Henry Cross, a gravestone carver created three stone road markers to pay his road tax. Today only one remains, it is a carving of a man's head with distances at the base.
Credits:Stoelk
Location:Stone Head
Contact:John Hamblen 4432 Carya Square, Columbus 47201; 812-342-0017
Music:Not Provided