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Evansville, city (1990 pop. 126,272), seat of Vanderburgh co., extreme SW Ind., a port on the Ohio River; inc. 1819. It is a rail and river shipping and commercial center for a coal, oil, and farm region. Machinery, plastics, primary metals, pharmaceuticals, food products, and fabricated-metal items are among its many manufactures. The Univ. of Evansville and the Univ. of Southern Indiana are there. The city has a museum of arts and sciences, a zoo, a symphony orchestra, and an aviary. A nearby Native American mound site is a state memorial. EvansvilleCity (pop., 2000: 121,582), southwestern Indiana, U.S. A port on the Ohio River, it was founded in 1812 and grew as the southern terminus of the Wabash and Erie Canal (1853), which connected Lake Erie with the Ohio River. Coal deposits and oil fields as well as fertile farmlands surround the city, and its location as a transportation hub has made it the metropolis of southwestern Indiana and adjacent states. Diversified manufactures include pharmaceuticals and refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. It is the seat of the University of Evansville (1854). Angel Mounds State Memorial, a large archaeological site, is nearby. Evansville a city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River. Pop.: 117 881 (2003 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Don Tolj, former artistic director of Evansville Dance Theatre, is the new director of the Louisville Ballet School. DSM Engineering Plastics, Evansville, IN, has started up its Stanyl 4/6 nylon plant in Geleen, the Netherlands following a 30% capacity expansion. Brown to stay on as President and General Manager of Casino Aztar in Evansville |
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