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Linton, IN
The most affordable photographer in Greene County Indiana. We offer a large variety of professional photography products, from wallets to 20"x30" prints, buttons, calenders, cards, invitations, portfolios & more. I defy the rules of conventional photography to focus on your individuality by being a "people in the environment" photographer.
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Abe Martin has become a favorite son of Brown County and of the State Park, which includes Weed Patch Hill and its surroundings. The Abe Martin Lodge commemorates his connection with the county.
For twenty-five years, from 1905-1930, "Abe Martin" was the mouthpiece for Kin Hubbards daily quips in The Indianapolis News, which, accompanied by sketches of Abe and his friends in action, were syndicated across the nation. Hubbard was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and settled in Indianapolis, starting the Abe Martin Character in 1904. At first Abe Martin belonged to no particular locality, but on February 3, 1905, he announced, "Im goin ter move ter Brown County Tewmorrow," and the next day he was depicted in a wagon piled high with household goods.
His comment was, "By cracky, its sum travelin ter git ter Brown County." The reason for the move lay in the fact that the steep hills and the general "picturesque-ness" of that area lent themselves to humerous exaggeration and provided the material Hubbard liked for his pictorial backgrounds.
Gradually many of Abes neighbors came into being, to appear in the pictures and text. The cottages of the Abe Martin Lodge in the Park bear the names of these characters.
Much of Hubbards humor is as timely now as it was during its heyday, from 1905 to 1930. Will Rogers called Kin Hubbard "Americas greatest humorist."
Hubbards cartoons played a significant part in drawing the attention of artists and tourists to Brown County. They, in turn, have made the area world famous. In dedication to his memory, the Department of Natural Resources built Abe Martin Lodge in 1932 on Kin Hubbard Ridge, naming the cottages after his principle characters. |
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Bloomington, IN
You will travel down scenic country roads and long winding driveways to reach our hidden treasures, yet you are only minutes from Bloomington and Nashville/Brown County, Indiana.
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Nashville Indiana bed and breakfast accommodations located near Brown County State Park on St. Rd. 46 just east of Nashville in southern Indiana. | |
Keep on TrippinGo photo-hiking with Don as he takes various trips around Indiana and the country. | |
Map to Abbey Inn, located on St. Rd. 46 just west of Nashville, close to the Little Nashville Opry, Ski World Brown County State Park | |
Policies for Abbey Inn, located on St. Rd. 46 just west of Nashville, close to the Little Nashville Opry, Ski World Brown County State Park. | |
AUGUST 2000 Gordon Lowry His Own Road Brown Co. St. Park Marie Thompson Portrait Artist Liars Bunch. Believe it or Else! Brown County State Park. by Tony Coppi photo by George Bredewater. The... | |
Brown County State Park, Indianas largest state park, located near Nashville, Indiana, in beautiful Brown County, Indiana. | |
Front Page. Book List. Matthew* Archive. ABC Stewart* Baby Picts. Family. Animals. Cats* Dog* Recent Walk. Mud. Archive. Brown County Birds. Pictures* Archive. House* Panoramas. Toledo Zoo... | |
Brown County State Park in Brown County Indiana near Nashville, in the rolling hills of ... Brown County State Park Brown County Indiana Brown County State Park, located near Nashville, is Indianas ... | |
Outdoor activities in Brown County State Park, Indianas largest state park, located near Nashville, Indiana, in beautiful Brown County, Indiana. | |
Front Page. Book List. Matthew* Archive. ABC Stewart* Baby Picts. Family. Animals. Cats* Dog* Recent Walk. Mud. Archive. Brown County Birds. Pictures* Archive. House* Panoramas. Toledo Zoo... |
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