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Miami County

Miami.jpgEst. 1834
(Miami Tribe)

Cultural entertainment abounds from Miami County, the birthplace of Cole Porter, writer of songs such as “Kiss Me Kate” and “Anything Goes.” The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, one of seven circuses that wintered in the area between 1880 and 1940, earned Peru the title of “Circus City.”

The cooking stove was invented by Solomon Dickinson of Richmond, Ind., on May 16, 1835.
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