Milan is located in the northeastern portion of Ripley County at the junction of state roads 350 and 101.  Founded in 1854, it is in the midst of its sesquicentennial year.  Along with the feat of heritage alone, this now bedroom community to Cincinnati, Ohio is the home to 1954's Miss Indiana, Miss Cecelia Dennis, who was celebrating her 50 year anniversary at this event as well.  Along with all of the other festivities that a sesquicentennial brings, Milan had an even more endearing celebration with the arrival "home" of several class members of the Milan High School class of '54.  This small Indiana town is most noted for its 1954 State Basketball Championship win over Muncie Central which not only put this small community on the map across the state, the nation and even the world; but also planted in the hearts of many . . . read more