What to see in America . l Corporation chosethis spot, twenty-six miles from Chicago, for the site of oneof the greatest steel-pro-ducing plants in the world,because of its proximityto markets and its harborpossibilities. The city hasits huge mills, includingby-product coke ovens,and it has amazing met-ropolitan features of con-struction and of architec-tural beauty. Besides, ithas a school system thathas won internationalfame for its originality indeveloping the wholechild, physically, men-tally, and in manual dex-terity. Down in the far south-western corner of thestate a community knownas th
What to see in America . l Corporation chosethis spot, twenty-six miles from Chicago, for the site of oneof the greatest steel-pro-ducing plants in the world,because of its proximityto markets and its harborpossibilities. The city hasits huge mills, includingby-product coke ovens,and it has amazing met-ropolitan features of con-struction and of architec-tural beauty. Besides, ithas a school system thathas won internationalfame for its originality indeveloping the wholechild, physically, men-tally, and in manual dex-terity. Down in the far south-western corner of thestate a community knownas the Harmony Societybought 30,000 ^ acres ofland in 1814, and the next year emigrated thither fromPennsylvania and established the town of Harmony. Prop-erty was held in common. For ten years the colonists, whofor a time numbered nearly eight hundred, cleared theland, planted vineyards, and manufactured woolen andcotton goods, and shoes. Then they sold their property toRobert Owen, a Scotch manufacturer and social Photo by Franklin Woodland 234 WTiat to See in America and returned to Pennsylvania. Owen attempted to organizean ideal socialist community, and by the end of 1825 about1000 people had established themselves at New Harmony, asthey called their town. But the details of community lifeproved irksome to many, and there was a rapid considerable number of the old communistic buildings still stand, and the place has•^if^ an attractive air of an-tiquity and peace. In southern Indiana,eight miles from Mill-town, is the extensiveWyandotte Cave, whichhas a good deal of beautyin its adorning of stalac-tites and stalagmites. The highest point in thestate is on its central east-ern border at Carlos, 1210feet. Indiana is called theHoosier State, and thepeople Hoosiers, butthe significance of thenickname is distinguished Hoosierwas Lew Wallace, a gen-eral in the Civil War, and author of Ben Hur. He wasborn at Brookville, sevent
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