PHOTOS: AmericaJR Visits Muncie, Indiana

Garfield memorabilia at the Muncie Visitors Bureau. (Gloria Rzucidlo/AmericaJR)

The AmericaJR Web Team recently visited the city of Muncie, Indiana. Muncie is an incorporated city and the seat of Delaware County, Indiana, United States. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town, named after the prominent Delaware Chief, it is located in East Central Indiana, about 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis. The question is often asked why Garfield is used on the Muncie Visitors Bureau logo. The answer is quite simple…Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield. Jim Davis was born and raised in neighboring Grant County. He attended Ball State University where he studied art and business. Jim Davis started publishing his character Garfield in 1978. Garfield is one of the world’s most widely syndicated comic strips. Davis’s other comics works include: Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat and Mr. Potato Head. Jim lives and has had his creation studio, Paws Inc., located in Delaware County for decades.

For more info about visiting Muncie, Indiana, go to: https://destinationmuncie.org/.


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