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  • Home
  • Things to do
    • Events & Festivals
    • Shopping & Antiques
    • Agritourism
    • Historic
      • Self-guided Driving Tour
      • Bicentennial
    • Recreation
      • Sports
      • Parks & Trails
      • Bicycle Tours
    • Live Music
    • Barn Quilts
    • Family Friendly
    • Arts & Culture
    • Nearby events, festivals and attractions
  • Hotels & Lodging
    • Hotels
    • Bed & Breakfasts
    • Campgrounds & RV Parks
  • Restaurants & Food
    • Local Dining Guide
    • Farmer’s Market
    • Sweets & Treats
  • About Scott County
    • Weather
    • Relocation
    • Meetings & Conferences
    • Customer Service Program
    • Visitor Information
      • Visitors Guide
      • Visitor’s Center
      • Special Offers
  • COVID-19 Plan
  • Blog
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Scottsburg’s Lake Iola’s History as an Interurban Train Center

UncategorizedBy Mike ChesserFebruary 11, 2021Leave a comment

(Part One of Two in this Story) The first significant rival of the steam railroad in Indian was the electric railway.  The use of electric power for transportation began with the street railway, one of the earliest recorded attempts at electrification was made in South Bend Indiana in 1882.  The work of Frank Sprague in…

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Scott County

Scott County, Indiana, offers a convenient location making it the ideal place for a wide range of family activities to flourish. Centrally located on the I-65 corridor in the heart of the Midwest, Scott County offers a distinctive “stay here and go anywhere” luxury with an easy 30-minute drive to Louisville, KY., and the simplicity of being located 80 miles south of Indianapolis.  Exit 29 on I-65 offers an inexpensive alternative to overnight hotel needs associated with larger cities and metropolitan areas.  Additionally, Scott County is only a short drive to other destination cities such as Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis and Cincinnati.

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    90 N Main St Scottsburg, IN 47170
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