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Local History

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This area is intended to be an ever-expanding section. Please contact us with interesting historical information to include! 

Anderson History

Anderson Auto History
Anderson High School
Anderson City History
Anderson Public Library
1850 Anderson -- an 1850 map of downtown Anderson
Anderson History -- brief summary with most important dates
Madison County Cemetery Commission -- a page for historians and genealogists

Madison County Pictorial History - A Collection of 489 images of Madison County from as early as 1903!

Notable Residents and Individuals

James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana Inventors -- a list of local people who invented or re-invented
Chief Anderson -- a brief history of the person Anderson City was named after
Delaware Indians Map -- a map of Delaware Indian villages along the White River 
Max Terhune -- was born February 12, 1891, in Amity, Indiana
Mayors of Anderson -- a list of the mayors of Anderson 
 




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