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=Indiana Theatre=

Terre Haute, Indiana


[|Terre Haute] is a diverse city of 60,000 located on the banks of the Wabash River on the Indiana/Illinois border. Established in 1816, Terre Haute promotes itself as the "Crossroads of America" because two major roads (National Road and US 41) bisect in the downtown area. Another nickname is "Sin City" because of ties to organized crime, gambling and prosititution in the first half of the 20th century. Individuals as far away as Chicago would routinely visit the infamous "Red Light District".

Examples of Terre Haute's past include the production of the iconic Coca-Cola glass bottle, the first compact disc manufactured in the US and the execution of Timothy McVeigh at the Federal Penitentiary. Area museums range from the [|Clabber Girl Museum], owned by the Hulman family of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway fame, [|Swope Art Museum], [|Children's Museum], [|Vigo County Historical Museum] and the [|CANDLES] (Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiements Survivors) Museum.

Home to several institutions of higher learning ([|Indiana State University], [|Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology], [|Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College] and [|Ivy Tech]), Terre Haute has the distinction of having one of the highest per-capita number of restaurants in the nation, though many are chain restaurants.

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