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Fairmount Historical Museum

Great American Rail-Trail

Arts, Entertainment & Sports

The front porch of the Fairmount Historical Museum, featuring a James Dean cardboard cutout.

In addition to preserving the local history of Fairmount, Indiana, this museum celebrates three of the town’s famous progeny: actor James Dean, cartoonist Jim Davis and painter Olive Rush.

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