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Some things you are likely to see only in Madison, Indiana: The Madison-Milton Bridge connects Madison with Milton, Kentucky in Trimble County, along US 421. It is slated to be replaced soon.The state border is actually the North shore of the river.

This vintage delivery truck is on display in front of Bender Lumber Company on State Road 7 North. I guess it is there to remind customers that Bender has been around a while in southern Indiana. This sturdy brick car wash is at the corner of State Road 62 and Wilson Avenue. Many car wash buildings look like a stiff wind would blow them down, but this one is here to stay. The Madison campus of Ivy Tech is heavily utilized by local residents.

The unique fountain in historic downtown Madison attracts tourists from just about everywhere.

Hollywood East? Two Hollywood movies have been shot on location in Madison. The first was "Some Came Running" in 1958, which starred Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Shirley Maclaine. It identified Madison as a fictional town, but Madison was chosen as the location.

The other was "[|Madison]" (2001), starring Bruce Dern. It was about the locally-owned hydroplane (Miss Madison) that struggled to win the Governor's Cup race at the annual Madison Regatta in 1971. (Incidently, the Miss Madison recently won the Governor's Cup of 2010). It was based on a true story, but Hollywood did take a few liberties with some details. For instance, the Miss Madison crew reportedly did "creatively acquire" some badly-needed engine parts from a municiply-owned WWII airplane on display, but the real airplane was located in Evansville--quite a trek from Madison. For convenience in shooting the movie, a P-51 Mustang was brought in and parked on the southeast corner of the courthouse lawn in nearby Columbus.

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