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Samuel Lewis (Lew) Shank

(Jan. 23, 1872-Sept. 24, 1927). Born in Marion County, Samuel Lewis (Lew) Shank worked at a variety of jobs before… Read More »

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Ray Harroun

(Jan. 12, 1879-Jan. 19, 1968). Born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, to Russell LaFayett...

Warren Wilbur Shaw

(Oct. 31, 1902-Oct. 30, 1954). Born near Shelbyville, Indiana, Shaw spent his formativ...

Matthew Tully

(Sept. 12, 1969-Oct. 29, 2018). Political columnist, Matthew Tully was born in Washing...

Charles Wesley (Chuck) Marlowe

(Apr. 15, 1929-Feb. 11, 2016). Charles Wesley (Chuck) Marlowe was born in Sullivan, In...

PLACES

Indiana Convention Center

Opened in 1972 at a cost of $26 million, the Indiana Convention Center was constructed to increase the city’s capacity… Read More »

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Harry E. Wood High School

In 1953, the Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School (see ) moved from 501 S. ...

Fountain Square

Located at and near the intersection of three busy thoroughfares—Virginia Avenue and...

Merchants Bank Building

Originally known as the Merchants National Bank building, the structure was the talles...

Center for the Performing Arts

In February 1998, the City Council designated “an area extending west from Range Lin...

EVENTS

Marshal Foch Day

Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-chief on the western front during World War I, toured the United States in 1921 as a… Read More »

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Labor Day Celebrations

Indianapolis first observed Labor Day on Sunday, September 19, 1886. Originally schedu...

Richmond Hill Explosion

On Saturday night November 10, 2012, at 11:10 p.m., a natural gas explosion occurred i...

Marjorie Jackson Murder Case

(Nov. 30, 1910-May 7, 1977). Marjorie Viola O’Connell Jackson was killed with a .22 ...

Black Hawk War

Black Hawk, chief of the Sac Indians, called Ma-ka-tai-she-kia-kiak by his people, rej...

ORGANIZATIONS

WISH

In June 1940, , a native of Scipio, Indiana, who lived in Indianapolis for 51 years, founded the Capitol Broadcasting… Read More »

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

The famed Radio Network made its debut in 1952, but broadcasting from the track dates ...

Marion County Department of Public Welfare

Until the Indiana General Assembly created the Indiana Family Social Services Administ...

Indiana Project

Under the New Deal’s response to the , the Works Progress Administration launched th...

Free University

Free universities that sought to provide alternative learning outside of formal educat...

TOPICS

Joseph H. Hogsett Administration

First elected in 2015, Democrat Joseph H. Hogsett went on to win reelection as with 71 percent of the vote… Read More »

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Unitarians-Universalists

In 1961, the Unitarian and Universalist churches in the United States and Canada merge...

Turners / Turnvereins

A Turnverein is a German gymnastic society, whose members are Turners (gymnasts). The ...

Public Service Indiana

Public Service Indiana, one of the state’s largest electric utilities, was headquart...

African Americans in Politics

Black residents have fought for civil rights and participation in politics from the be...

TIMELINES

Indianapolis Timelines

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FEATURES

Features

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EXHIBITS

Exhibits

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Exhibits feature Gallery Exhibits of Indianapolis Artists and other cultural topics.

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ATLAS

Atlas

The Atlas explores the resources, infrastructure, and quality of life in Central Indiana.

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GUIDES

Guides

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Guides provide information to help users understand and appreciate important institutions, services, and developments that affect the life, culture, and governance of Indianapolis and Central Indiana.

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