The History of Milan, Indiana
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The Milan '54 Museum
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This video is about the historic win of the 1954 Milan, Indiana basketball team.
U.S. Capitol Dedication of Ohio's Thomas Edison statue
Ohio replaced one of its old statues in the U.S. Capitol with one of prolific inventor Thomas Edison, who was born in Milan, Ohio.
'The Milan Miracle: The Town That Hoosiers Left Behind'
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Visiting the Milan 1954 Hoosier Museum
Our visit to Milan, Indiana
Milan and Bend Towers
Super 8 sound movies copied to Hi8 tape of the train order signals and mounting orders to the hoops and the strong arm levers at Milan (that appear to need some oiling), plus the operator at Conrail's Bend (HF) tower in South Bend, Indiana giving Paul Geiger (another Conrail tower operator from the Columbus, Ohio area) a crash course of Bend's interlocking machine.
Note: not all railroaders are rated PG. Most are rated R.
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2012 Summer Trip Day 16 - Thomas Edison
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Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio.
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My Ohio: Edison home filled with inventions
The birthplace of Thomas Edison makes for a great visit to see where the inventor of the incandescent light bulb got his start. The home is filled with many of Edison's inventions.
Milan Ohio Thomas Edison Statue Don Gfell Parade 6-7-2016
Don Gfell leading the parade welcoming Thomas Edison back for a visit to his hometown of Milan Ohio. Don Gfell along with his wife Bobbie are the Owners of Sights and Sounds of Edison in Milan Ohio. The statue created by the artist Alan Cotrill will represent the great state of Ohio in Washington DC.
Harrison's Tomb
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An interesting video on the first President to die in Office.
The Past Businesses & Organizations of Milan, Indiana
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Background information on the past businesses and organizations of Milan, Indiana.
Goshen Township Historical Society Museum
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Background information on the Goshen Township Historical Society Museum.
Haunted Ohio! The Witch's Tower
Atop a lonely hillside in Dayton, Ohio sits a mysterious structure. A lonely, unused sentinel, this tower is now the subject of local lore. The Witch's Tower as it is commonly called, is the site of a ghastly and mysterious death, and is said to be haunted to this day. No one really knows why the Witch's Tower was constructed or what it was intended for, but it is now sealed and sits empty, crumbling, and even more mysterious.
Some brave souls venturing around this structure at night have witnessed ghostly apparitions and strange sights and sounds. It is said the ghost of Peggy Harmeson still wanders around the tower today--a victim of a violent lightning strike in the late 1960's.
If you are feeling courageous as well as curious, you can visit the Witch's Tower in the Hills and Dales Metropark in Dayton.
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Milan F Line Street Car 1893. JUNE-07-2013b.
Milan, Italy (1970s - present)
Built 1928
The second most common type of streetcar in Muni's historic fleet is an American classic with an Italian accent. This type of car is named for Cleveland street railway commissioner Peter Witt, who designed it for his Ohio city around 1915. The concept was to speed loading by putting the conductor in the middle of the car, letting crowds board through the front door and paying as they passed the conductor.
Peter Witts ran in 15 U.S. cities, including New York, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Los Angeles (though not, in that era, in San Francisco). The design was also exported to world cities such as Toronto, Mexico City, Madrid, and three Italian cities, Naples, Turin, and Milan.
Milan has the longest-serving Peter Witts in the world, building some 500 starting in 1928, some of which still operate today. The first Peter Witts in Milan were painted an attractive yellow and white, as modeled on Muni trams Nos. 1807 and 1811. In the early 1930s, the livery was changed to a two-tone green worn in San Francisco by Nos. 1818 and 1888. In the 1970s, the Milan tram fleet was repainted a solid orange, the livery worn by the remainder of Muni's Milan trams, including Nos. 1814, 1815, 1834 (used only for operator training), 1856, 1859, 1893, and 1895. The Peter Witt trams long ago stopped using conductors, but Milan, like Muni, has painted some of their orange trams back into their historic liveries.
In 1984, one Milan tram came to San Francisco for the summer Trolley Festivals that led to construction of the F-line. It proved so reliable that Muni obtained ten more in 1998 to meet the huge F-line rider demand. Over the years, Muni has systematically upgraded these trams with modern GPS navigation and other improvements, but they still retain their distinctive Italian flavor.
Muni has renumbered most of its ex-Milan trams to avoid potential numbering conflicts with its light rail vehicle fleet. The renumbered trams, with their original Milan number in parentheses, are: 1807 (1507), 1811 (1911), 1856 (1556), 1888 (1588), 1893 (1793), and 1895 (1795).
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Milan woman's slaying puts community on edge
Whoever killed Nancy Hershman in her Milan home has touched a raw nerve of unease in the small Indiana town
Minster Ohio October fest the beer is on
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One of the most devastating storms in Northeast Ohio History turns 50, residents remember it well
July 4, 1969 is a day burned into the memories of Northeast Ohio residents forever.
Milan Indiana Visit
Please visit Milan's basketball museum website and support them if you can.
Life in a Supermax prison cut off from the world
If Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is sent to the United States Penitentiary Administrative-Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, he'll be cut off from the world. See what life is like for inmates inside a Supermax prison.