Rushville, Indiana: Wendell Willkie Mural
Wendell Willkie was the Republican that ran for President against FDR in 1940. The giant-size Willkie wears his trademark rumpled campaign suit and waves his hat in greeting. Rushville was his adopted hometown.
- Address:
- 302 N. Main St., Rushville, IN
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the north side of 3rd St., just east of its intersection with N. Main St.
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On the side of the old Rushville Pharmacy. Wendell Willkie was the Republican that ran for President against FDR in 1940 (His grave is also in in Rushville).
[Amy DangRabbit, 06/20/2025]
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Willkie's wife was a Rushville librarian, and the town is where Willkie had his campaign headquarters. He ran for President again in 1944, but died before the election.