Early pioneers established Huntington in the 1830s at the site where Miami Indians and French trappers exchanged goods. Because of its location near the Historic Forks of the Wabash; Huntington served as an important transportation hub in the Old Northwest. The Wabash Erie Canal introduced a wide variety of craftsmen and their families to the area until railroads eventually made canal travel obsolete. After the canal boom and bust; railroads and farming dominated Huntingtonrsquo;s economy; but textiles; light manufacturing; and limestone quarries populated the landscape; limestone from Indiana was used to build the Washington Monument in Washington; DC. Some residents went on to achieve national fame; including Congressman Ed Roush; the architect of the 911 emergency response system; and Vice Pres. Dan Quayle. The town is also home to Huntington University; a perennial selection as one of the Midwestrsquo;s best private colleges.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Intriguing Screen PrintsBy aron rowJay Ryan; a passionate rock musician; is also a screen printer with a unique imagination whose works have become collector items; especially in the Chicago area. This edition displays 200 of his compositions selected from his 2009 to 2015 output. These include band and concert posters; art events; film screenings; and various exotically endearing animals. Each of the illustrations is dated; with a short description; often whimsical; of the event. The quirky portrayals of flora and fauna in the images captures the eye and transforms the image into an affectionate vision. In the animal group; there is an endearing screen of Nine Black Puppies and all the plump critters have their tongues hanging out; a print related to an album by the Mountain Goats. For one cover of the Bicycle Times Magazine; a tusked elephant and a helmeted turtle are depicted racing on their two-wheelers. Another creature in bright orange is shown pulling tape from a dispenser in a public service announcement promoting adhesives. For an end of the world calendar; the style changes from the warm; fuzzy creatures to striking fragments of sharp angles with a clear message of destruction. This richly illustrated volume holds a treasure of eclectic images that utter messages for the viewer to interpret.
