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Tag - Lee Sinclair

West Baden Springs Hotel Wouldn't Look the Same Without Her: Happy 150th, Lillian

July 02, 2025
A group of people sitting by a fountain
We have her to thank for West Baden Springs Hotel remaining an aesthetic marvel, all these years later.
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"Carlsbad of America": What's the Meaning of it?

March 06, 2025
An archway entrance to a building
You might have it on the West Baden Springs Hotel arches and wondered. Carlsbad of America. What does that mean? Where did it originate?
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Hotels, Circus, Riches, a Shocking Death: The Colorful Life of West Baden's Ed Ballard

June 28, 2024
West Baden Springs Hotel and Ed Ballard
Ed Ballard would be 150 years old today. Seems appropriate to mark the occasion, because this was a man who lived enough adventure for a few lifetimes.
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7 Surprising Things That Happened in the West Baden Springs Hotel Atrium

March 07, 2024
West Baden Springs Hotel Atrium
The next time you savor the serenity of the West Baden Springs Hotel atrium, consider this: Some pretty wild things have gone down in this serene sanctuary of relaxation.
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See the Newest Relics inside the West Baden Springs Hotel Museum

West Baden Springs Hotel Museum
We first opened this new space last May as a way to showcase some of the relics and stories from West Baden’s colorful and extensive past. And we’re not done yet when it comes to discovering and displaying the old pieces of our past that are continually being discovered.
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