TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) In 2021, Terry Ward was able to celebrate the end of a years-long journey to get a marker placed to tell the story of his great-grandfather, George Ward. Back in 1901, George was lynched in Terre Haute after being accused of killing a white woman. The marker was placed in Fairbanks [.]
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ISU votes to rename a section of Terre Haute street to honor former US Ambassador with local ties
A section of a Terre Haute street will be dedicated to a woman with years of diplomatic service.
Posted: Jul 30, 2021 6:37 PM
Posted By: Staff Report
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - A section of a Terre Haute street will be dedicated to a woman with years of diplomatic service.
On Friday, the Indiana State University Board of Trustees approved an honorary street naming.
A section of 5th Street on ISU s campus will be known as Ambassador Cynthia Shepard Perry Way.
Shepard Perry held several positions on the international level. Notable, she was a US Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Burundi.