A History of Culver and The Culver Military Academy - Paperback

by Mark a. Roeder (Author)

An Illustrated History of Culver, Lake Maxinkuckee, and The Culver Military Academy Did you know that: - Buffalo Bill, Will Rogers, and Jesse Owen have visited Culver? - Culver has been home to some three dozen hotels? - Jesse James once robbed Mr. Culver? - A five year old attempted to hold up the Culver Bank? - Culver is the sixth name of our town? These facts and a wealth of other material are to be found in A History of Culver and The Culver Military Academy. Culver, Indiana has a rich and varied history as a resort town and the home of the famous Culver Educational Foundation. During more than a year of research the author read the entire run of the Culver Herald and the Culver Citizen and worked with many original sources never before published. Here is Culver and The Culver Military Academy in all its grandeur. Whether you're an Academy alumni, resident, or a just a lover of history, you'll want this volume for you bookshelf.

Author Biography

Mark A. Roeder is a one-time resident of Culver. For twenty-one summers he worked for the Culver Summer Camps as a counselor, the Division Commander of Division 6, and the Indian Crafts Director in the Woodcraft Camp and as a counselor and senior counselor in the Specialty Camps. During ten of these years he resided in Culver full-time.