Post on 05-Dec-2014
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Take a Look Inside
Evansville, Indiana
ByStacie Evans
Evansville FactsInitially settled in 1812 by Hugh
McGary, Jr. 1847 became incorporated as a city
Total Population 121,582
Third largest city in the state
Known as the “River City”
SportsEvansville otters (Baseball)
Evansville IceMen (Hockey)
Ohio River Bearcats (Football)
Law and Government33rd Mayor of Evansville is Jonathan Weinzapfel
Vanderburgh County's delegation to the Indiana State House of Representatives comprises four representatives: Dennis Avery (District 75), Trent Van Haaften (District 76), Phil Hoy (District 77), and Suzanne Crouch (District 78).
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC)
http://www.evscschools.com/20 Elementary Schools11 Middle Schools5 Public High Schools2 Major Universities
Did You Know
Game scenes from the 1992 movie A League of Their Own was filmed at Bosse Field
All exterior shots from the T.V. show Roseanne between 1988-1997 were filmed in Evansville
The Ohio River is 981miles long
Indiana’s Regions
http://www.bsu.edu/ourlandourlit/Regions/index.html
Old Vanderburgh County Court House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Vanderburgh_County_Courthouse
Mesker Park Zoo
http://www.meskerparkzoo.com/
Four Freedoms Monument
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evansville,_Indiana
Reitz Home Museum
http://reitzhome.evansville.net/
Bosse Field
http://www.ballparkreviews.com/eville/eville.htm
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
http://www.wesselmannaturesociety.org/index2.php
YMCA
http://www.ymca.evansville.net/
Boys and Girls Club of Evansville
http://www.bgclubevv.org/
Fun and Recreationhttp://www.evansvillegov.org/Index.aspx?page=74
http://www.swonder.evansville.net/
http://www.cmoekids.org/
Referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans
ville,_Indiana
http://www.discoverourtown.com/IN/Evansville
http://www.vanderburghgov.org/http://www.evpl.org/search/incat/