{"product_id":"highland-9781540227744","title":"Highland","description":"In 1912, the Hammond Times boasted of available 10-, 20-, and 40-acre tracts \"located on the Ridge Road.\" That newspaper piece helped sell these tracts as part of a developing area that had an agriculture base but was also part of a region on the verge of joining the Industrial Revolution. The announcement's predictions rang true and, in a sense, told of the development of a town called Highland, Indiana. In the beginning, the town had its agricultural roots with it farms, open spaces, and prairies. As the steel mills along Lake Michigan grew into a major manufacturing hub and American society modernized, Highland evolved. The once developing turn-of-the-20th-century small town became a more urban and populated center. This book will show how Highland became one of the largest and most vibrant towns in Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelpingstine, Dan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dan Helpingstine and Jim Roumbos are longtime residents of Highland. Helpingstine is a freelance writer, and this is his third Arcadia book. Roumbos is a local businessman who operates an independent bookstore in Highland. His business has been a part of downtown Highland since 1989.","brand":"Arcadia Publishing Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50854888571154,"sku":"9781540227744","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b15ab08-859c-4205-aa9b-383202243312.jpg?v=1737472912","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/highland-9781540227744","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}