This crossword puzzle is not for the young whippersnappers, but those of us with some distinguishing gray hairs — or maybe none at all. You will likely have to be local to get these correct, but it should be fairly easy for locals. Below, please find a PDF printable twenty (20) word crossword puzzle with the following clues:
1. If you born at the Freeman Hospital, you were born in what city?
2. It was named after a general who commanded the southern theater in the American Revolutionary War.
3. This piece of property was donated to the City of Linton by a prominent family in the community; and it still floods.
4. At football games, you have to cheer for the…
5. It was drained over 100 years ago; in recent years, it was re-flooded.
6. These were called the “16” and “32” by local swimmers preferring to measure the heights approximately in feet and created for various meets. The structure was located where?
7. It brought the first boxed cereal to town.
8. What is this?
9. Riding in this area used to be forbidden; now it is encouraged by the State of Indiana.
10. If you smoked in high school, you could smoke cigarettes across the street here.
11. It is still used for directions east of Bloomfield, even though it was removed several years ago.
12. It has a coal festival and a coal museum.
13. Folklore says the bridge at the river was out, so the train transporting the materials for the county courthouse was built here instead.
14. Kids cruised this in their vehicles back-and-forth all night long.
15. It was the areas largest grocery store at one time, and bag boys helped you out to the car with your groceries too.
16. It was built in about 1907 with approximately $15,000 in funds granted by a prominent American steel tycoon.
17. It has been the name of several businesses in town over the years, including a bowling alley and a used auto dealer.
18. Locally famous, everyone claims to have the secret recipe, but doesn’t really.
19. If you skipped school, you may have messed around here for the day.
20. It divides the county east and west.
Did you know and find them all? Please share with friends, challenging them to find all twenty! The answers will be posted next week in a separate article.