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Anderson, Indiana
Box Office: (765)642-1234 1124 Meridian Plaza, Anderson, IN 46016

The town of Anderson is located roughly 30 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Located in Madison County, the city began life as a village inhabited by the Delaware Indians. A discovery of natural gas in the late 19th century led to a boom in growth that tapered out with the gas itself in the early 1900's. However, Anderson is more well know for its link to the automobile industry in the United States. According to an[| article in the Indianapolis Star] by Ted Evanoff on October 19, 2006, the automobile industry which used to employ 24,000 people in Anderson will fall to just 1,000 people working for Remy, the last company to remain open in town after the summer of 2007 when Guide Corporation has announced it will close.

Anderson is also home to [|Anderson University], founded in 1917 as the Anderson Bible Training School by the Church of God, Anderson. Each summer, the city still floods with people attending the Annual Church of God Conference.

[|Hoosier Park] opened in 1995 and has become the home of the Indiana Derby.

A state park is located nearby featuring mounds built by the Adena-Hopewell Indians. [|Mounds State Park] features campsites, a pool, hiking trails and fishing.

//From "A History of Anderson, Indiana" Anderson Public Library, 2004 ([|http://www.and.lib.in.us/indianaroom/history/cityhistory.shtml)]//

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