Winona Lake

by Al Disbro

Book Overview

Winona Lake was once home to the world's largest Bible conference.

Before 1834, it was the home of the Pottwatomi Tribe, and later it became Spring Fountain Park on Eagle Lake. In 1895, Sol Dickeys's vision of "a kind of Christian Chautauqua" quickly grew in popularity and scope. The many attractions of Winona drew an average of 250,000 visitors each summer. It became so well known, a person could mail letters from anywhere using only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738594288
• ISBN13: 9780738594286
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 5.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"