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Shelbyville, Indiana: Little Balser and His Bears

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Address:
N. Harrison St., Shelbyville, IN
Directions:
Midtown. On the north side of the town square, which is at the intersection of Hwy 9/N. Harrison St. and Washington St.
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Little Balser and His Bears

Little Balser is the pioneer-days teen hero of a novel written by a Shelbyville author. His statue depicts him holding aloft two bear cubs, which he'd orphaned by killing their parents.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [02/07/2016]

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Little Balser and His Bears

Little Balser and His Bears

Another view of Little Balser and His Bears, but be careful of the traffic -- it comes very close to you driving around the circle where these are located.

[Lowell Bowie, 08/08/2018]

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