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14 Facts About Elkhart Indiana

1.

Elkhart Indiana County was founded exclusively by immigrants from New England.

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The Congregational Church subsequently has gone through many divisions and some factions, including those in Elkhart Indiana County are now known as the Church of Christ and the United Church of Christ.

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Correspondingly, many inhabitants of Elkhart Indiana County fought in the Union Army during the Civil War.

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Today, Norfolk Southern has the biggest railroad presence in town, although Elkhart Indiana has two other railroads: Shortline-Elkhart Indiana and Western and Regional-Grand Elk .

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Elkhart Indiana has a humid continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers.

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6.

Elkhart Indiana is best known for two industries: recreational vehicles and musical instruments.

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Elkhart Indiana is home to the Robert Young Rail Yards, which are the second-largest freight classification yards in the world.

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Elkhart Indiana is home to many Recreational vehicle manufacturers, boat manufacturers, and van conversion companies, including Bennington Marine, Forest River Inc Hy-Line, Keystone, Skyline, Sun Valley, Travel Supreme, THOR Motor Coach, and many other manufacturers, including Gulf Stream, and Jayco, can be found nearby in Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee and Wakarusa.

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9.

Elkhart Indiana Miracle was a proposed independent minor league baseball team that was scheduled to begin play in the Northern League in 2015.

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Elkhart Indiana Express was a semi-professional men's basketball team in the International Basketball League.

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11.

Elkhart Indiana Truth is the main newspaper that serves the city of Elkhart Indiana and the county.

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12.

Elkhart Indiana is served by CBS affiliate WSBT-TV, based in Mishawaka, and six stations in South Bend: WNDU-TV, WNIT-TV, WHME-TV, WBND-LD, WCWW-LD and WMYS-LD .

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13.

Elkhart Indiana is a central hub for the Interurban Trolley regional public bus service, which stops at various destinations throughout the city and connects it to neighboring Goshen, Osceola, Dunlap and Mishawaka.

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14.

Elkhart Indiana has four sister cities as designated by Sister Cities International.

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