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  1.      Who are two United States Vice Presidents buried at Crown Hill Cemetery?October 16 - October 22 The Week in Indiana History | Spotlight on Lake
  2.   Who is the United States President buried at Crown Hill Cemetery?
  3.   What gangster is buried at Crown Hilll Cementery?
  4.   How many acres large is Crown Hill Cemetery?

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September 22, 1901     Allan “Rocky” Lane was born in Mishawaka. He grew up to be a movie cowboy in over 100 films, but his most famous role was that of the voice of the talking horse “Mr. Ed” on television.

 

September 25, 1863     Crown Hill Cemetery was incorporated. Located on over 550 acres in northwest Indianapolis, it is the third largest in the nation.

 

September 26, 1774     John Chapman was born in Massachusetts. He became known as “Johnny Appleseed” and established orchards throughout the Midwest. He died in Ft. Wayne in 1847.

 

September  26, 1811     William Henry Harrison left Vincennes with about 1,000 men to go up the Wabash River to Prophetstown. In the early hours of November 7 they would fight the Battle of Tippecanoe.

 

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Answers:     1.  Thomas Hendricks and Thomas Marshall     2.  President Benjamin Harrison     3.  John Dillinger     4.  555

 

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