Visit Historic New Albany

ID: 1195 ~ Source: Courtesy New Albany-Floyd County Public Library ~ Date: 1966

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The New Albany sesquicentennial in 1966 sparked widespread interest in local history. Here, a float styled after the Robert E. Lee steamboat implored onlookers to "Visit Historic New Albany" and the Culbertson Mansion.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections

This file appears in: History as a Business

History as a Business

By John Slack, Mary K. Marlatt, Benjamin Gies, and Ellis Cassity

The business of history is a relatively recent addition to New Albany’s commercial landscape. Not until the era of the New Albany sesquicentennial in 1963 did citizens show significant interest in historic preservation. Early activists saved…