Auto Indiana Exhibit to Open at the Yellow Trail Museum 08/04

Yellow Trail Museum, located at 644 Main Street in downtown Hope, will host Auto Indiana, one of the Indiana Historical Society’s (HIS’s) traveling exhibits, from August 4 through September 12.

The exhibit takes visitors on a ride through Indiana’s rich automotive past. Auto Indiana explores the mark Indiana’s inventors and innovators such as Elwood Haynes and Ralph Teetor and automakers such as Studebaker and Duesenberg left on the industry—and vice versa.

The exhibit also illuminates ties between the automobiles and the development of many other economic opportunities for the “Crossroads of America,” such as the iron, steel and glass businesses. In addition, it explores how the automobile became part of the American Dream and popular culture, from movies to making personal memories. 

Finally, the exhibit allows guests to gaze down the road ahead for Hoosiers, from the environmental impact of automobiles to a look at manufacturing today. The exhibit is made possible by Kroger.

Watch this space for more information about the exhibit coming this week!