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Cobe Cup Race 19091128 viewsCobe Cup race that ran in 1909 in Crown Point, Lowell and Cedar Lake. The winner of the event was none other than Louis Chevrolet in his "Buick". One of the racers in front of St. Mary's Church in Crown Point.
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Lily393 viewsand this is my cat.
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The Square1819 views
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Crown Point Mayor David Uran120 viewsCrown Point Mayor David UranApr 18, 2008
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Cobe Cup Race500 viewsThis map shows the route of the 1909 Cobe Trophy Race, a total of 23.37 miles from Crown Point to Cedar Lake and on to Lowell, then back to Crown Point via Indiana 55, the old "Nine-Mile-Stretch," so named at the time of the big race. National Guard soldiers were stationed at over 40 spots along the route. Nine telegraph stations were well-spaced along the raceway and relayed news about the race to spectators in the grandstands. Two corners shown on the east side of Lowell are now the Lowell cemetery road. Mar 06, 2007
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Cobe Cup Race 1909415 viewsCobe Cup Race 1909Mar 06, 2007
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Cobe Cup Louis Strang391 viewsCobe Cup Louis StrangMar 06, 2007
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Cobe Cup429 viewsThis photo, found on a postcard, comes through the courtesy of Gregory Jankosek and Richard Schmal. The caption under the photo reads:
No. 10 winner of Cobe Cup Race, June 19, 1909, Buick Car, Chevrolet - driver.Mar 06, 2007
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Cobe Cup388 viewsLouis Chevrolet in a Buick racer in Crown Point, Indiana, during the Cobe Cup Race in 1909.Mar 06, 2007
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Lake County Courthouse 1906620 viewsPictures and information were found in the Souvenir Album of Lake County, 1906 at the Lowell Public Library
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Lake County Courthouse 1879587 viewsLake County Courthouse 1879
Crown Point has had four court houses. The first two were log buildings and have disappeared from history and largely from memory. The third [above] was a frame building erected in 1849. Its dimensions were large for the day -- 67x37, and 27 feet high. There were three rooms, one for the court, one for the sheriffs, and the jury room. Its architect, George Earl, was allowed $15.00 for drawing the plans. The total cost was $10,000. Our artist shows a good view of the setting of buildings connected with it. The one on the left was used for the recorder and the clerk. The one on the right was used for the auditorship and county treasury. This office was blown up by malfeasants who sought to rob it of the $60,000 it contained at the time, money stored there for the erection of the new and present court house. The building was wrecked, but the money was saved. In 1879 the present fine stone court house [below] was erected. What thrilling stories of misdemeanors and crimes, of stern prosecution and eloquent defense, of learned exposition, and shrewd application of law, and of stirring debates where lives or fortunes were at stake, these court house walls could tell, if ashes and stones could relate sixty years of history which they have witnessed!
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