Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Lafayette began in 1825 as a transportation center for the west central area of Indiana. It’s development and growth reflects the changes in transportation over the intervening years. From its location along the Wabash River, it grew first with river travel then for a short while from the Wabash and Erie Canal. When the railroads arrived in the 1850s, the town began to grow, initially along the rail lines. The Downtown Lafayette Historic District reflects these early changes.. }
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- Downtown_Lafayette_Historic_District abstract "Lafayette began in 1825 as a transportation center for the west central area of Indiana. It’s development and growth reflects the changes in transportation over the intervening years. From its location along the Wabash River, it grew first with river travel then for a short while from the Wabash and Erie Canal. When the railroads arrived in the 1850s, the town began to grow, initially along the rail lines. The Downtown Lafayette Historic District reflects these early changes.".
- Downtown_Lafayette_Historic_District comment "Lafayette began in 1825 as a transportation center for the west central area of Indiana. It’s development and growth reflects the changes in transportation over the intervening years. From its location along the Wabash River, it grew first with river travel then for a short while from the Wabash and Erie Canal. When the railroads arrived in the 1850s, the town began to grow, initially along the rail lines. The Downtown Lafayette Historic District reflects these early changes.".