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Angel Mounds State Historic Site

8215 Pollack Ave. / Evansville, IN 47715 / 812-853-3956

Explore an ancient Indiana metropolis at Angel Mounds State Historic Site. A thousand years ago, southwest Indiana was home to a thriving community of Native Americans known as the Mississippians on the banks of the Ohio River. Archaeologists are uncovering the mysteries of these past inhabitants by combing over artifacts left behind.

Angel Mounds is the site of the largest settlement of its time in what is now known as Warrick County, Indiana It was a fortified town serving as a social, political, and religious center for a much larger area of villages, hamlets, and farmsteads that ran 70 miles along the Ohio River, from the Wabash River to 35 miles east of Evansville. The town became known as Angel Mounds because it was part of a farm owned by the Angel family for over 100 years.

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    This region of the Ohio Valley has been occupied by a succession of people with different cultures. Paleo-Indians, big-game hunters who lived in this region as early as 12,000 years ago, were followed by Archaic hunters and gatherers around 9,000 years ago. By 1000 B.C. the succeeding Woodland peoples had begun to experiment with horticulture and to build ceremonial centers and mounds, activities which laid the foundations for the full-scale corn agriculture and permanent towns and villages of the Mississippian farmers by A.D. 1000. After the abandonment of Angel Mounds by A.D. 1400 – 1450, the population shifted downstream to the mouth of the Wabash where they built a number of large villages before leaving the area altogether by A.D. 1650.


    To preserve Angel Mounds, the Indiana Historical Society bought 412 acres of the site in 1938 with money donated by Eli Lilly. In 1946, the Historical Society gave the property to the State of Indiana and in 1965 granted the excavation rights to Indiana University along with the responsibility to house the artifacts. The original purchase was augmented by Elda Clayton Patton Herts’ donation of 20 acres containing an early Woodland mound. This mound lies across from the entrance to Angel Mounds State Historic Site on the north side of Pollack Avenue in Newburgh, Indiana.

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Museum of the Coal Industry

401 IN-68 / Lynnville, IN 47619 / 812-922-5659

The Coal Museum in Lynnville, Indiana was founded in 1985 with the mission to serve and educate the public on the history of coal mining. The museum was built on land previously mined for coal and serves as an example how land can be put back to use after mining and reclamation.


Everyone is welcome to visit the Museum to learn about coal mining and its history. The building is full of memorabilia, artifacts, and books on coal mining. No admission is charged for entry; the Museum operates on donations. Organizations and groups are also welcome, and tours can be arranged in advance.

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Newburgh Museum

503 State St / Newburgh, IN 47630 / 812-853-5045

The Newburgh Museum’s mission is to preserve, exhibit and educate all visitors about the history and culture of Newburgh and the surrounding area’s unique river town heritage. Located at 503 State Street, the museum opened in July 2012.

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    The permanent displays at the museum include information about the town’s founding, how it got its name, its early industry, a period of decline and how it has changed in modern times. The main exhibit at the museum is changed every few months.


    As a town situated on the fertile banks of the Ohio River, Newburgh has a long and rich history of human activity. Western explorers first discovered the area in the 17th centuries. But for centuries prior to that it had been inhabited by the Shawnee and was near the center of prehistoric Mississippian culture even as late as 1450 A.D. Evidence of this prehistoric society remains today at Angel Mounds, a National Historic Landmark, and Ellerbusch Site, both approximately two miles west of Newburgh.


    Newburgh’s economy benefited from the construction of the Lock and Dam 47 in the 1920s, and its replacement in 1974 with the Newburgh Lock and Dam. The town has also benefited from the arrival, and later expansions, of the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) in the 1950s and then the 1970s. Many of Newburgh’s residents are commuters to businesses and industry in Evansville and surrounding areas.

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Showplace Entertainment Center & Burgh House

8099 Bell Oaks Drive / Newburgh, IN 47730 / 812-422-3456

The Showplace Entertainment Center is the latest addition to the Newburgh theatre. The complex is over 30,000 square feet and includes 20 state of the art bowling lanes, a two-story laser tag arena, a mega-arcade and redemption center, and the Burgh House American themed restaurant & bar with outdoor patio seating. We’re serving up fresh classics with an unexpected twist, perfect for everyone!


The Showplace Entertainment Center is the only entertainment complex of its kind in the region where a family can spend the day watching the latest blockbuster movie, bowling on high-tech lanes, sitting down for casual dining, and playing video games & laser tag! Eight of the twenty bowling lanes are upscale boutique lanes, and the mega-arcade features 60 of the newest and best video games and simulators.

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Warrick County Museum

217 South 1st Street / Boonville, IN 47601 / 812-897-3100

The Warrick County Museum was organized in 1976 for the purpose of collecting and preserving the heritage of the county. It opened December 4, 1977. The museum is located in the old Ella Williams School, which was constructed in 1901 and was dedicated to Miss Ella Williams in 1921. It served as an elementary school until its closing in 1976.


The museum currently offers schools and organizations interactive programs on pioneer living and the history of Warrick County and its citizens. The museum offers community groups the use of their meeting facilities and space to display projects for public viewing. For the future, the museum plans to expand its services more into the community and to become more user friendly to the citizens residing in Warrick County.