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An interpretative sign remembers historic Beaver Lake.
HISTORY

The Largest Lake in Indiana Isn't There Anymore

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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'Professor' Risley performs his famous juggling and acrobatics act'
HISTORY

Dick Carlisle and the Brawl that Never Happened

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.

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Photograph of old radio broadcasting equipment at WBAQ
HISTORY

WBAQ in 1922: South Bend's First Radio Station

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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