Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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This picture of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (below) was one that helped persuade Congress to set aside the first national park. Industry, which has been a major source of income for our area, began with these early methods of steel production (left). Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Get¬ tysburg Address just over this cemetery fence (above). Today’s modern telephone doesn’t compare with Bell’s first telephone (left).

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History plays an inherent role in our daily lives. Elton John’s latest album, phone calls across town, electric blow-dryers, and grubby jeans are all off-spring of dis¬ coveries and inventions made in our country during the past two hundred years. Starting in 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the United States of America began its journey to become the greatest country in this world. Settling frontiers, invent¬ ing conveniences, planning ' for the future, and fighting to make Americans equal have given the U.S. a heritage and a life to be proud of. Our country has become the home of many people from all over the globe and has also been an example to other nations in various fields of economics and government. In celebrating the nation’s two hundredth annive rsary, it is only natural to look at the people in her past that have made the present what it is for us today. 2

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Bi-centennial theme is still look ahead and do the best possible. Orville and Wilbur Wright , the Tom Thumb, the Model T, and a man on the moon are some of the high points of the past 100 years. A century of progress has taken place, and our country and its people have benefited from most of it. Like the pio¬ neers before us, however, we face many problems. Even though we have no wild prairies or vast woodland to conquer, we do have pollution and an energy crisis which we must overcome. Like our forefathers, we must look ahead and make the best of what we have. We can be hopeful for a cleaner and better future, because we do have 200 years of experience behind us. Thomas Edison ' s incandescent bulb revolu¬ tionized lighting and gave one more use for the energy called electricity (above). Today the United States is one of the leaders in space technology. This is just one of our country ' s attempts to keep movin ' on into new and challenging frontiers (right).