Terre Haute, a county seat in Vigo County derives is name form the French for "high land". This place is known for its large Federal prison which is the location of the United States Government's Death Row. Timothy McVeigh was put to death at Terre Haute in 2001 for carrying out the Oklahoma City Bombing. Terre Haute has some exceptional restaurants in the city.Terre Haute is also home to the CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM. CANDLES stands for Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiment Survivors and is the creation of a survivor from that deadly period of history - Eva Mozes Kor of Terre Haute. Terre Haute has been designated a "Tree City" by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Elevation : 501 feet

Land area : 31.2 square miles

Latitude : 39.47 N, Longitude: 87.39 W

Population : 56,893 (as on July 2005)

Local Festivals

• Blues at the Crossroads - Sept. 9, 2006
• Cultural Festival - Sept. 23-24, 2006
• Oktoberfest - Sept. 14-16, 2006
• Pioneer Days - Oct. 7-8, 2006