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Union Hospital was founded August 11, 1892 as the Terre Haute Sanitarium by Dr. Benjamin F. Swafford and Dr. Leo J. Weinstein. The name was changed in 1895 to Union Home for Invalids after the two doctors donated half of their holdings to a group of citizens of various Protestant and Jewish backgrounds.
Terre Haute ( / ˈtɛrə ˈhoʊt / TERR-ə HOHT) [ 4] is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, [ 5] about 5 miles (8 km) east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 58,389 [ 6] and its metropolitan area had a population of 168,716.
Tony Hulman. Tony Hulman at the 59th running of the Indy 500, May 24, 1975. / 39.4702988; -87.3518982. Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr. (February 11, 1901 – October 27, 1977) was an American businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana, who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1945 and brought racing back to the famous race course after a four-year ...
March 22, 2004. Collett Park Neighborhood Historic District is a residential area in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, surrounding Collett Park . Collett Park was established in 1883 and named after its benefactor, Josephus Collett. [ 2] A community of residents soon formed around it, living mainly in large, single-family houses that were set ...
The Paul Dresser Birthplace is located in Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, at the corner of First and Farrington Streets. [2] Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is the birthplace and boyhood home of Paul Dresser, a late-nineteenth-century singer, actor, and songwriter, who wrote and published more than 100 popular songs.
Budget. $6,091,279 (2014) [1] Director. Kristi Howe [2] Website. www.vigo.lib.in.us. The Vigo County Public Library is funded public library that serves the people living in Terre Haute and other communities Vigo County, Indiana. It has been in operation since 1882, when the existing library was purchased by local school trustees from the Terre ...
Hulman Civic University Center. Location. 200 North 8th Street. Terre Haute, Indiana 47809. Coordinates. 39°28′6″N 87°24′18″W. / 39.46833°N 87.40500°W / 39.46833; -87.40500. Owner. Indiana State University.
The United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute ( USP Terre Haute) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute (FCC Terre Haute) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.