Students in Decatur Homesteads, Indiana, 1936.
General William Henry Harrison, by Rembrandt Peal, 1813
Susan “Doc Susy” Anderson – Frontier Physician
Abram B. Burnett – Potawatomie Chief
Mary Ann Shadd Cary – Activist, Teacher, & Writer
Dillinger Gang – Terror Gang of the Midwest
John Dillinger – Public Enemy Number 1
“Hell’s Belle” Gunness – Black Widow of the Midwest
John “Red” Hamilton – Dillinger Associate
William Henry Harrison – The Hero of Tippecanoe
James B. Hume – California Lawman & Detective
Abraham Lincoln – Standing as a Hero
Commodore Perry Owens – Gunfighting Lawman
William Henry Vanderburgh – Fur Trader
Stephen Venard – Goldrush Lawman
C.J. Walker – Blazing a Path in Business for Women
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