Local Author Book Signing Event - November 24th

November 2024

Local author Kevin Tower will be signing his books at the Orange County Historical Museum, located on the Paoli square during the museum's upcoming Holiday Open House. The event is November 24 with Tower signing his book from 1- 4 pm.

Washington County native Tower of Campbellsburg turned a lifelong fascination with French Lick and West Baden into a hobby that grew into three books. After much research, his interests focused more on the lesser-known history of the two resort towns, the older hotels, gambling clubs, boarding houses, and the people who ran them.

He published his first book, Early French Lick West Baden Valley Hotels, Clubs, and Boarding Houses in 2022. His second book, Twisting the Tiger’s Tail Illegal Gambling French Lick and West Baden Springs was published in 2023. Taking of the Waters his third book was published in 2024. He will soon have his fourth book published Ashes of History A Look Back at the Gorge Inn and is currently working on a fifth about French Licks Brown hotel.

Tower serves on the Board of Directors for the French Lick West Baden Museum and is also a member of Indiana Landmarks and the Orange County Historical Society. In 2022, 2023 and 2024 Tower was chosen to participate in the Indiana Historical Society Author Fair in Indianapolis.