Ferdinand is a small town in Southwestern Indiana.
Understand
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Ferdinand (pop. 2,300) is primarily a farming community, with a number of furniture factories.
Founded in 1839 by Father Joseph Kundek[dead link], a Croatian priest who was instrumental in the creation of several German Catholic communities in this area of southern Indiana, Ferdinand was named after the Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria.
Get in
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Map of Ferdinand
By car
[edit]Interstate 64 passes just to the south of Ferdinand, IN. Use exit 63, then go north on Indiana highway 162 to enter the Ferdinand town limits.
Get around
[edit]Indiana highway 162, also called Main Street, is the main road through Ferdinand.
See
[edit]- 1 Monastery Immaculate Conception, 802 E. 10th St, ☏ +1 812 367-1411, fax: +1 812 367-2313. The Ferdinand Benedictines are one of the largest Benedictine communities of women in the United States. Guided tours and souvenir shop, visitors welcomed to join in prayers or Mass.
Do
[edit]- 1 Ferdinand State Forest, 6583 East State Road 264, ☏ +1 812 367-1524, fax: +1 812 367-2846, [email protected]. Six miles northeast of town on Route 264. Camping, fishing, swimming, picnicking, and hiking. $7/vehicle, ̩$5 for vehicles with in-state plates (charged when entrance gate is operated, mid-May thru Oct).
Buy
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[edit]- Fleigs Café, 905 Main Street, ☏ +1 812-367-1310. Sports bar and tavern. Bar food, fried chicken, fish. Under $10.
- Homestead Pizza, 1510 Main Street, ☏ +1 812-367-1808. Family restaurant, pizza.
- National fast food chains Subway and Wendy's are represented locally.
Drink
[edit]- Oasis Restaurant, 935 Main Street, ☏ +1 812-367-1250. Bar and grill, American cuisine.
Sleep
[edit]- Comfort Inn, 440 South Main Street, ☏ +1 812 367-1122. Close to Interstate 64, fast food, gas, Holiday World.
- [formerly dead link] Harvest Moon Bed and Breakfast, 210 Main Street, ☏ +1 812 367-1881. A four-room bed and breakfast, conveniently located in the heart of town.
Connect
[edit]Many areas, particularly near the convent, may not have cell phone reception.
Go next
[edit]- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial - Learn more about the 14 years Abraham Lincoln spent living in Indiana, from the age 7 to 21, during the years of 1816 to 1830.
- Santa Claus, a small village with a Christmas theme, is on Route 162 near the Lincoln State Park.
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