The destruction of Indiana's largest lake is more than an environmental catastrophe. It's a scheme and scandal rife with government corruption, and arguments that went all the way to Washington D.C.
In the end, a small handful of men managed to destroy a lake and fleece Indiana's taxpayers for millions... without ever facing consequences.
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A small Ohio newspaper ran an account of a South Bend brawl featuring none other than the legendary founder of New Carlisle. It's a great story. Too bad it's not true.
When Thanes Mains came to South Bend from Detroit in 1922, the city did not yet have a radio station. Mains was about to change that, and the city was excited to listen in.
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