Hobart History - Chapter 2

Who established or "founded" Hobart?

• George Earle

• Brian Snedecor

• Marcia Anderson

What is the name of the Lake where George Earle built his grist mill?

• Lake Michigan

• Lake George

• Hobart Lake

What river did George Earle dam in order to create Lake George?

• Deep River

• Hobart River

• Chicago River

When George Earle came to Indiana, he ran a store where he was the _______________.

• tailor

• blacksmith

• postmaster

Hobart was named after George Earle's _______________.

• father

• brother

• uncle

True or False: At the Hobart Historical Society, you can see an original oil painting done by George Earle.

• True

• False

True or False: The first place that George Earle settled when he came to the United States was Lake Station, Indiana.

• True

• False

True or False: George Earle was originally from England.

• True

• False

George Earle built two types of mills in Hobart - a gristmill and a _______________.

• sawmill

• steel mill

• windmill