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U.S. 40: East from the
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| The Copper Bar welcomes thirsty visitors just one block from the historical Crossroads of America. |
The first, a scant block away from the Crossroads is the Copper Bar. This establishment's name comes from the bar that was salvaged from The Terre Haute House hotel, which sat at the Crossroads until it was demolished in late 2005. Half of this copper bar now sits proudly in its new home, a bar and restaurant just down the street.
Next door to the Copper Bar is Terminal Sports & Spirits, a sports bar that now occupies Terre Haute's old bus terminal.
Both buildings are worth a look-see, but even more formidable two blocks east of the Crossroads is the Clabber Girl Museum.
From Baking to Racing
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| The Clabber Girl Museum houses memorabilia, as well as a bake and gift shop. |
Herman Hulman emigrated to the United States in 1850 and opened a grocery business. He and his sons built the building in 1892 and it still houses the Clabber Girl Baking Powder corporate offices. (One of the Hulmans -- Tony -- bought a crumbling race track in Indianapolis and turned it into the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but that's another story for another page.)
Also, the building houses the Clabber Girl Bake Shop and the Antonia Gift Shop. You can sip a cup of coffee while browsing the historical collection on the first floor of the museum.
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| Get a sugar rush with Square Donuts. |
Or, you can take that cup of coffee down the street to Square Doughnuts and taste a truly unique confection that has satisfied the locals' sweet tooth for more than 40 years. Terre Haute may not be the only place you can get a square doughnut today, but it was the first when it started back in 1967.
By the way, all four of these sites are within walking distance (about three city blocks), so we highly recommend you park the car near the Crossroads and walk for this part of your journey.
Another first for Terre Haute
Continuing east after Square Doughnuts on U.S. 40, you will encounter many small businesses, both locally and franchise-owned.As you approach the east edge of the city, you will see Memorial Stadium, built in the 1920s to serve Terre Haute's minor league baseball team. That team folded in the 1950s (blame the couch potatoes who would rather sit at home watching Milton Berle than take in a game at the balpark) and the stadium became the home of Indiana State University's football team.
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| Baseball Hall of Famer Max Carey is honored on the grounds of Memorial Stadium on the east side of Terre Haute. |
In 1967, ISU became the first college in the United States to install an artificial playing surface on this field at Memorial Stadium.
Visitors to the stadium are greeted by a statue of Max Carey, a Terre Haute native and baseball Hall of Fame member.
About two miles east of stadium is U.S. 40's junction with Indiana 46.
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