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Welcome to Terre Haute, Indiana.
Terre Haute is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. It is the principal city of and is included in the Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,614. The city is the county seat of Vigo County.
Downtown TerreHaute, looking Southwest, taken from the roof of the Sycamore Building in July '06. --Simon Dodd
The physical geography of the city is dominated by the Wabash River, which forms the western border of the city. The city itself lies on a high, flat plain that rarely floods. Small bluffs on the east side of city mark the edge of the historic flood plain. Lost Creek and Honey Creek drain the northern and southern sections of the city, respectively. In the late 1800s (particularly during the Terre Haute Oil Craze of 1889), several oil and mineral wells were productive in and near the center of the city but those have not been tapped for many years.
The name of the city is derived from the French phrase terre haute , meaning "high land", and was used by the French explorers in the area in the early 18th century to describe the plateau-like rise of the land next to the Wabash River.
The original curved Coca-Cola bottle was designed and first produced by the Root Glass Company, which was based in Terre Haute. In the mid-1990s, Coca-Cola honored this part of its past by introducing a short-lived Coke bottle-shaped can that was sold only in Terre Haute and one other city.
The city is known to have one of the highest per-capita number of restaurants in the nation, many of which are chain restaurants. There are several exceptional restaurants in the city which are unique to Terre Haute.
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Local daily news in Terre Haute:
Column: There's something happenin' here
THE TRIBUNE STAR TERRE HAUTE, Ind - Tuesday's impressive turnout at Indiana polls was a textbook good news/bad news equation. via Kokomo Tribune
Two-candidate race ... McCain vs. Paul
"In Indiana, [the media] still says, 'Three candidates,'" TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Never mind the math. The frontrunner for the party's presidential nomination may hold an insurmountable lead in delegates won. via Greensburg Daily News
Padilla co-defendant challenges Indiana prison designation as unwarranted, discriminatory
A man convicted along with one-time dirty bomb suspect Jose Padilla of supporting al-Qaida wants a federal judge to block the government from sending him to a prison unit where his telephone calls, mail and ... via PR-inside.com
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Places of interest:
West Terre Haute, IN (4.1 miles), North Terre Haute, IN (4.7 miles), Seelyville, IN (8.6 miles), Universal, IN (11.4 miles), Rosedale, IN (13.0 miles), Clinton, IN (13.2 miles), Staunton, IN (13.9 miles), Fairview Park, IN (14.8 miles).
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