Auburn: The Classic City reveals these stories and much more about this big-impact city with the small-town feel. Once called "Little Detroit," Auburn featured prominently in the automobile era, producing 24 different makes of cars before 1937, a heritage now preserved in its world-class museums. This lush transportation history also earned the town the name "Home of the Classics." Featured here are highlights from this time as well as such tales as the raid on the police department by John Dillinger's gang. Readers journey alongside the persistent people who transformed this community into the DeKalb County seat where the tree-lined streets, historic residences, and beautiful city parks belie the city's illustrious tradition of industry and innovation. In Auburn: The Classic City, more than 100 never-before-published photographs accompany the artful narrative.
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The citizens of Auburn, Indiana ensure that their city is truly special among the 22 Auburns in the United States. From the time of foraging hogs and cows roaming its streets to nude swimming at the YMCA pool, the landscape of this small town is ever changing and often surprising. Auburn's past is full of many exceptional instances of residents fighting against injustice, including hosting stops along the Underground Railroad and raising Company K of the 44th Indiana Volunteer Infantry to serve the Union during the Civil War. Even before Auburn became a city in 1900, her devoted people displayed how difficulties can be turned into opportunities, and they have always risen to the challenge.
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Local author and official DeKalb County historian John Martin Smith has published four books about the area in Arcadia's popular Postcard History series. Here he approaches the town with attention to detail and a commitment to honoring the dedicated citizens who have made this town distinctive. Published in time for the Chamber of Commerce's centennial celebration, this book fosters pride in Auburn's many accomplishments and love for her contributions to the record of the past.
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As a resident of Auburn, Indiana, I'm proud to know the history of this little hub of early namufacturing as well as culture. Thanks JM Smith for an interesting as welll as informative read! (Another coffee table book will get much use.)
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No modern urban planner would have selected the site of Auburn, Indiana as a location for a town. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original plat, new courthouse, automobile company Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fort Wayne, United States, Auburn Automobile Company, Civil War, New York, Charles Eckhart, West Seventh Street, Cedar Street, Cedar Creek, Eel River, South Main Street, Auburn City, Auburn Commercial Club, Auburn Foundry, County Courthouse, Cord Corporation, East Seventh Street, Eckhart Public Library, Red Devils, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, Auburn Courier, Auburn Junction, Eckhart Carriage Company, Indiana General Assembly, Kiblinger Company New!
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No modern urban planner would have selected the site of Auburn, Indiana as a location for a town. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
original plat, new courthouse, automobile company Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fort Wayne, United States, Auburn Automobile Company, Civil War, New York, Charles Eckhart, West Seventh Street, Cedar Street, Cedar Creek, Eel River, South Main Street, Auburn City, Auburn Commercial Club, Auburn Foundry, County Courthouse, Cord Corporation, East Seventh Street, Eckhart Public Library, Red Devils, Auburn Chamber of Commerce, Auburn Courier, Auburn Junction, Eckhart Carriage Company, Indiana General Assembly, Kiblinger Company New!
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- The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith on page 7, and page 148
- DeKalb County In Vintage Postcards (GA) (Postcard History Series) by DeKalb Historical Society on page 153, and page 155
- Automobile Quarterly (1aq0241) by Bailey on page 62
- American Red Cross by Turner Publishing on page 100
- Great Lakes by R. Allen on page 5
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