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BOSSE FIELD
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OLD POST OFFICE
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OLD COURT HOUSE
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DOWNTOWN
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Under the leadership of Ben Bosse, the school board built a baseball stadium in Garvin Park. It was, of course, named Bosse Field. Over the years, several professional baseball teams have called Bosse Field home. In 1915, over 8000 people attended the dedication of June 17, 1915.
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In 1972 the Downtown pedestrian walkway was built with funding through a combination of Downtown merchants, the City of Evansville and the federal goverment.
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PADDLE BOAT
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WILLARD LIBRARY
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REITZ HOME
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VICTORY THEATER
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River transportation was vital to the growth of Evansville. Steamboats were an economical way to ship goods and they provided a faster way for people to travel. Packet boats were vessels that were built to carry passengers as well as freight. They could be seen daily on the waterfront at Evansville.
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The Willard Library was named after Willard Carpenter who was a entrepreneur and philanthropist. Construction of the building started in 1876. However, due to the depressed economy, it was not completed until 1882. The interior was finished in select quarter-grain oak. The doorways and grand staircase today make an impressive model of Victorian Gothic architecture. Willard Library in listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The John A. Reitz Home was built in 1871 at 224 S.E. First Street, and has been restored to serve as a museum. The home was built in French Second Empire Style and is three stories high. It has slate mansard roof, dormer windows, cast iron window enframements and elegant decorations. The home contains seventeen rooms including servant's quarters and a large carriage house in the rear.
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C & EI
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FOUR FREEDOMS MONUMENT
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OLD JAIL
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UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
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The Old Jail and Sheriff's Residence was constructed on a model of a German castle at the same time the court house was built in 1891.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
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