Stories from Wabash, Indiana
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Crystal Gayle: The Voice That Grew Up in Wabash
Before Crystal Gayle became a Grammy-winning country star, she was Brenda Gail Webb—a young singer growing up in Wabash, Indiana, and learning how to find a voice of her own.
Crystal Gayle: The Voice That Grew Up in Wabash
Before Crystal Gayle became a Grammy-winning country star, she was Brenda Gail Webb—a young singer growing up in Wabash, Indiana, and learning how to find a voice of her own.
From Peru to Broadway: The Wit of Cole Porter
Before Cole Porter gave Broadway some of its cleverest songs, he was a piano-playing child in Peru, Indiana. His journey required wit, failure, reinvention, and remarkable persistence.
From Peru to Broadway: The Wit of Cole Porter
Before Cole Porter gave Broadway some of its cleverest songs, he was a piano-playing child in Peru, Indiana. His journey required wit, failure, reinvention, and remarkable persistence.
One Heartbeat Away: Thomas R. Marshall’s Imposs...
Born in a small North Manchester house, Thomas R. Marshall became Indiana governor and vice president—then faced a presidential-succession crisis the Constitution had not explained.
One Heartbeat Away: Thomas R. Marshall’s Imposs...
Born in a small North Manchester house, Thomas R. Marshall became Indiana governor and vice president—then faced a presidential-succession crisis the Constitution had not explained.
Two Runs in the Seventh: The 1986 Wabash Apaches
Unranked Wabash entered the 1986 state baseball final with no guarantees. Twelve strikeouts, two seventh-inning runs, and a history teacher’s lasting influence gave the city a championship story it still...
Two Runs in the Seventh: The 1986 Wabash Apaches
Unranked Wabash entered the 1986 state baseball final with no guarantees. Twelve strikeouts, two seventh-inning runs, and a history teacher’s lasting influence gave the city a championship story it still...
When Peru Ran Away with the Circus: Indiana’s B...
How a Wabash River town became winter headquarters for some of America’s largest circuses—and later taught its own children to keep the big top alive.
When Peru Ran Away with the Circus: Indiana’s B...
How a Wabash River town became winter headquarters for some of America’s largest circuses—and later taught its own children to keep the big top alive.
The Song That Built a Train: The Wabash Cannon ...
America was singing about the Wabash Cannon Ball decades before the Smithsonian-documented passenger train appeared. Follow the tune from an older railroad song to Roy Acuff, the Grand Ole Opry,...
The Song That Built a Train: The Wabash Cannon ...
America was singing about the Wabash Cannon Ball decades before the Smithsonian-documented passenger train appeared. Follow the tune from an older railroad song to Roy Acuff, the Grand Ole Opry,...