The Gas Boom of East Central Indiana

The Gas Boom of East Central Indiana
Author: James A. Glass
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738539638

One of the most dramatic eras in Indiana history, the natural gas boom in the east central region transformed a mostly agricultural area into a major industrial center. The discovery of natural gas created major cities in the place of county seat towns, boomtowns where there had been villages, and factories towering over former farm land. The impact of the boom lived on even after gas itself failed. Through a collection of vintage images, authors James A. Glass and David G. Kohrman provide an overview of the boom era and its legacy in the four county seats of the gas belt: Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo, and Marion, as well as smaller communities such as Elwood, Fairmount, and Gas City.

Gas Boom of East Central Indiana

Gas Boom of East Central Indiana
Author: James a. Glass
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2005-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781531623623

One of the most dramatic eras in Indiana history, the natural gas boom in the east central region transformed a mostly agricultural area into a major industrial center. The discovery of natural gas created major cities in the place of county seat towns, boomtowns where there had been villages, and factories towering over former farm land. The impact of the boom lived on even after gas itself failed. Through a collection of vintage images, authors James A. Glass and David G. Kohrman provide an overview of the boom era and its legacy in the four county seats of the gas belt: Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo, and Marion, as well as smaller communities such as Elwood, Fairmount, and Gas City.

Guide to Indiana's Historic Sites – East Central Edition

Guide to Indiana's Historic Sites – East Central Edition
Author: Paul R. Wonning
Publisher: Mossy Feet Books
Total Pages: 223
Release:
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1311951539

Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using East Central Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all the historical treasures in east central Indiana. Take a fun tour through the rich history of Indiana using Southwest Indiana Day Trips as your guidebook. This tourism guide will help visitors find all of the historical treasures in south central Indiana. East Central Indiana Cities and Towns East Central Indiana has some wonderful cities and towns ranging from charming small towns like Liberty, Greenfield and Shelbyville to the larger cities like Richmond and Muncie. Each of these towns and cities has many things to do for your family as it explores the regions roads and highways. East Central Indiana Wineries Southwest Indiana has several interesting wineries that produce some fascinating wines. East Central Indiana State and Local Parks From parks along the Ohio River to wonderful woodland hikes, the parks in Southwest Indiana include four state parks, several nature preserves and some relaxing local parks. These provide some great day trips for people to explore to hike, picnic or just plain enjoy nature. They provide fun things to do in Southwest Indiana. East Central Indiana Museums and Historic Sites Explorers in the area can stage a day trip to learn the region's rich history by visiting the museums and markers located in the various cities and towns of East Central Indiana. Many host interesting family events that are fun and educational. The counties included in this historical travel book include: Delaware County Fayette County Hancock County Henry County Jay County Madison County Randolph County Rush County Shelby County Union County Wayne County tourism, road trip, day trip, travel guide, guidebook, local, historical markers, travel

Fracking and the Environment

Fracking and the Environment
Author: Daniel J. Soeder
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2020-11-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3030591212

This book provides a systematic scientific approach to the understanding of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) as a hydrocarbon extraction technology and its impact on the environment. The book addresses research from the past decade to assess how fracking can affect air, water, landscapes and ecosystems, and presents the subject in the context of the history of fracking and shale gas development in the United States, describing what is known and not known about environmental impacts, and the broader implications of fossil energy use, climate change, and technology development. In 9 chapters, the author lays out how and why hydraulic fracturing was developed, what driving forces existed at the beginning of the so-called "shale revolution", how success was achieved, and when and why public acceptance of the technology changed. The intended audience is scientific people who are concerned about fracking, but perhaps do not know all that much about it. It is also intended for lay people who would be interested in understanding the technical details of the process and what effects it might or might not be having on the environment. The book is written at a level that is both understandable and technically correct. A further goal is to give some useful insights even to experienced petroleum geologists and engineers who have been doing fracking for many years.

Electric Indiana

Electric Indiana
Author: Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2023-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253067146

In the early twentieth century, an epic battle was waged across America between the interurban railway and the automobile, two technologies that arose at roughly the same time in the late 1890s. Nowhere was this conflict more evident than in the Midwest, and specifically Indiana, where cities of industry such as Indianapolis, Gary, and Terre Haute were growing faster every day. By 1904, Indianapolis had opened the Traction Terminal, which was widely acclaimed to be the largest and most impressive interurban station in the world. Yet, today there is only 90-mile remnant of this one great system still operating within Indiana. Featuring over 90 illustrations and featuring contemporary accounts and newspaper articles from the period, Electric Indiana is a biographical study of the rise and fall of a onetime important transportation technology that achieved its most impressive development within the Hoosier state.

Women at Indiana University

Women at Indiana University
Author: Andrea Walton
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2022-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253062462

The first in-depth look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University. Women first enrolled at Indiana University in 1867. In the following years they would leave an indelible mark on this Hoosier institution. However, until now their stories have been underappreciated, both on the IU campus and by historians, who have paid them little attention. Women at Indiana University draws together 15 snapshots of IU women's experiences and contributions to explore essential questions about their lives and impact. What did it mean to write the petition for women's admission or to become the first woman student at an all-male university? To be a woman of color on a predominantly white campus? To balance work, studies, and commuting, entering college as a non-traditional student? How did women contribute to their academic fields and departments? How did they tap opportunities, confront barriers, and forge networks of support to achieve their goals? Women at Indiana University not only opens the door to a more inclusive and accurate understanding of IU's past and future, but also offers greater visibility for Hoosier women in our larger understanding of women in American higher education.

Hoosiers

Hoosiers
Author: James H. Madison
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253013100

The story of this Midwestern state and its people, past and present: “An entertaining and fast read.” ―Indianapolis Star Who are the people called Hoosiers? What are their stories? Two centuries ago, on the Indiana frontier, they were settlers who created a way of life they passed to later generations. They came to value individual freedom and distrusted government, even as they demanded that government remove Indians, sell them land, and bring democracy. Down to the present, Hoosiers have remained wary of government power and have taken care to guard their tax dollars and their personal independence. Yet the people of Indiana have always accommodated change, exchanging log cabins and spinning wheels for railroads, cities, and factories in the nineteenth century, automobiles, suburbs, and foreign investment in the twentieth. The present has brought new issues and challenges, as Indiana’s citizens respond to a rapidly changing world. James H. Madison’s sparkling new history tells the stories of these Hoosiers, offering an invigorating view of one of America’s distinctive states and the long and fascinating journey of its people.

Architecture in Indianapolis

Architecture in Indianapolis
Author: James A. Glass
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2024-10-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0253070953

As a planned community, Indianapolis boasted finished frame and brick buildings from its beginning. Architects and builders drew on Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire, Gothic, Romanesque, and Italian Renaissance styles for commercial, industrial, public, and religious buildings and for residences. In Architecture in Indianapolis: 1820–1900, preservationist and architectural historian Dr. James Glass explores the rich variety of architecture that appeared during the city's first 80 years, to 1900. Glass explains how economic forces shaped building cycles, such as the Canal Era, the advent of railroads, the natural gas boom, and repeated recessions and recoveries. He describes 243 buildings that illustrate the styles that architects and builders incorporated into the designs that they devised in each era between 1820 and 1900. This book also documents the loss of distinctive 19th century architecture that has occurred in Indianapolis. It includes 373 photographs and drawings that depict the buildings described and locator maps that show where concentrations of buildings were constructed. Architecture in Indianapolis: 1820–1900 provides the first history of 19th-century architecture in the city and will serve as an indispensable reference for decades to come.

Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond

Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond
Author: Janet G. McCabe
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2022-11-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0253063965

Climate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural production in the coming years, Hoosiers still have a substantial say in determining their future environment. Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond confirms that Indiana can rise to meet this threat. The culmination of Indiana University's Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge, this collection showcases how scientists, policymakers, communicators, and others are working hard to protect Indiana's economy and way of life by becoming more resilient. Researchers are creating new environmental resilience frameworks, building on years of existing research on how ecosystems can adapt, how social systems process threats in order to change, and how individuals themselves fit into the larger picture. In addition to presenting research results, Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond provides clear examples of how Hoosiers can make a difference by reducing risks, lessening the harmful impacts of climate change, and preparing for the unavoidable. What emerges in these pages is a hopeful, optimistic picture of how resilience is generalizable across systems—from forests to farms to cities—and how Hoosiers are mobilizing this resilience in the face of climate change.

Indiana Through Tradition and Change

Indiana Through Tradition and Change
Author: James H. Madison
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
Total Pages: 490
Release: 1982
Genre: History
ISBN: 087195043X

In Indiana through Tradition and Change: A History of the Hoosier State and Its People, 1920–1945 (vol. 5, History of Indiana Series), author James H. Madison covers Indiana during the period between World War I and World War II. Madison follows the generally topical organization set by previous volumes in the series, with initial chapters devoted to politics and later chapters to social, economic, and cultural questions. The last chapter provides an overview of the home front during World War II. Each chapter is intended to stand alone, but a fuller understanding of subjects and themes treated in any one chapter will result from a reading of the whole book. The book includes a bibliography, notes, and index.