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  • Terre Haute is at (39.469586, -87.389762), alongside the eastern bank of the Wabash River in western Indiana. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 83.1 km sq (32.1 square miles). 80.9 km sq (31.2 mi sq) of it is land and 2.2 km sq (0.9 mi sq) of it (2.68%) is water. The city of Terre Haute has been called the "Crossroads of America" because it is located at the intersection of the two major roadways: the National Road from California to Maryland, and U.S. Highway 41U.S. 41 from Michigan to Florida (locally named "3rd Street"). Terre Haute is located 77 miles southwest of Indianapolis and within 185 miles of Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati. In the early 1970s, Interstate 70 was built, and the community's major shopping area moved south to the interchange. U.S. Highway 40U.S. 40 still runs through the downtown area as of 2005, but the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to transfer the route number to State Road 46 (Indiana)State Road 46 and Interstate 70 through the Terre Haute area once the new State Road 641 (Indiana)State Road 641 bypass is completed, with the old route, Wabash Avenue, passing into city and county hands. In addition to the downtown business district and the south side, there are several other smaller business districts in the city. The first suburban shopping area was Twelve Points, on the northeast side of town; later, Idaho Station developed near Seventh Street and Lockport Road. In the post-World War IIWWII era, auto-centered shopping developed on the east side at Meadows. Plaza North is another important shopping area in the northern city neighborhoods. For more than 150 years Terre Haute has been the self-proclaimed capital of the Wabash Valley. The physical geography of the city is dominated by the Wabash River, which forms the western border of the city. The city itself lies on a high, flat plain that rarely floods. Small bluffs on the east side of city mark the edge of the historic flood plain. Lost Creek (Indiana)Lost Creek and Honey Creek (Indiana)Honey Creek drain the northern and southern sections of the city, respectively. In the late 1800s (particularly during the Terre Haute Oil Craze of 1889), several oil and mineral wells were productive in and near the center of the city but those have not been tapped for many years. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terre_Haute%2C_Indiana

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