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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

Willard Library

http://www.willard.lib.in.us/index.php

Mesker Park Zoo

http://www.meskerparkzoo.com/

Four Freedoms Monument

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evansville,_Indiana

Reitz Home Museum

http://reitzhome.evansville.net/

Casino Aztar

http://www.casinoaztar.com/

Evansville Museum

http://www.emuseum.org/index.php

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/