Huntingburg, Indiana
| Huntingburg, Indiana | |
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| City | |
Downtown Huntingburg
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| Nickname(s): "Hollywood of the Midwest" | |
| Motto: "A City Like No Other!" | |
 Location in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 38°17′49″N 86°57′16″W / 38.29694°N 86.95444°WCoordinates: 38°17′49″N 86°57′16″W / 38.29694°N 86.95444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Dubois |
| Township | Patoka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Spinner (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2) |
| • Land | 5.06 sq mi (13.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,057 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,050 |
| • Density | 1,197.0/sq mi (462.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47542 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-35284 |
| GNIS feature ID | 436632 |
| Website | http://www.huntingburg.org/ |
Huntingburg is a city in Patoka Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,057 at the 2010 census.
Located in southwestern Indiana, the city is known for its downtown with numerous antique shops. It is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city is also known as the "Hollywood of the Midwest." The movies A League of Their Own (1992), Hard Rain (1998), and the HBO film Soul of the Game (1996) were filmed in Huntingburg. Columbia Pictures built the grandstand at League Stadium that was to become part of the set for A League of Their Own.
League Stadium was home to the Dubois County Dragons who played in the Heartland League (1996–1998) and the Frontier League (1999–2002). From 1996-2001, Huntingburg was the smallest city to host a professional baseball team. After the Dragons franchise moved, League Stadium stood empty in the summers until the Bluff City Bombers of the Central Illinois Collegiate League moved to Huntingburg in 2005 and were renamed the Dubois County Bombers. The CICL then merged with the Prospect League. As the Prospect League has a larger geographical footprint, the Bombers moved to the Ohio Valley League as of the 2013 season.
Huntingburg was platted in 1837 by Colonel Jacob Geiger who purchased 1,920 acres (7.8 km2) of land and became one of the city's first permanent settlers. It was likely so named because the site had been a popular hunting ground. Huntingburg was incorporated as a town in 1866.
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