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Why Business Owners Should Support their Local Chamber

Chambers are found in almost every community worldwide. The first chambers of commerce were founded in 1599 in continental Europe; the largest chamber of commerce is in the United Kingdom where the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has more than 5,000 members. Simply put, the Chamber is a business network non-profit organization organized to further the interests of the business community, making the community a better place to work, live and play.

For most of this century Brown County, Indiana has been an attraction for tourists.  Until after World War II most of attraction of the hills was represented to the public by the artists and photographer Frank Hohenberger.  No organization existed in the county to answer any mail inquiries regarding our county or tourist accommodations.  Fred King an employee of the Post Office at that time took the personal responsibility for answering inquiries addressed to the non-existing Brown County Chamber of Commerce.  For lodging he could direct them to the State Park, the Singing Pines Motel (the site now occupied by Fifth Third Bank), the Northgate Motel (now the site of Parkview Church of Nazarene), the Pittman House (which Our Brown County stood on the site of the Christian Church parking lot), the Village Motel and the Orchard Hill Motel.