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George F. Edenharter

(June 13, 1857-Dec. 6, 1923). Born of German parents and educated in Ohio, George F. Edenharter came to Indianapolis in… Read More »

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Beurt SerVaas

(May 7, 1918-February 2, 2014) Beurt SerVaas was an Indianapolis native known for the ...

Hugh McKennan Landon  

(June 22, 1867 – Apr. 2, 1947). Hugh McKennan Landon was born in Muscatine, Iowa...

Janet Payne Bowles

Born on June 29, 1873, in Indianapolis, Bowles graduated from Indianapolis (later ) in...

Jean Garrigue

(Dec. 8, 1914-Dec. 27, 1972). Jean Garrigue was an influential poet known for her tech...

PLACES

Irvington

Irvington is an eastside neighborhood bounded roughly by 10th Street, Arlington Avenue, Brookville Road, and Emerson Avenue. In 1987, a… Read More »

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Lucas Oil Stadium

Opened in August 2008, Lucas Oil Stadium (LOS), located at 500 South Capitol Avenue, i...

Indiana Interchurch Center

The Indiana Interchurch Center represents a community of nonprofit organizations worki...

Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Cla...

Brownsburg

Brownsburg is in , approximately 17 miles west of Indianapolis. James B. Brown s...

EVENTS

Brickyard 200

The Brickyard 200 began as the Brickyard 400, a 400-mile stock car race at the . The race was sanctioned… Read More »

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Fall Creek Massacre

On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on in nearby to hunt...

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War divided Indianapolis as no conflict had since the Civil War. The city ...

Marshal Foch Day

Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-chief on the western front during World War I, to...

Coliseum Explosion

On October 31, 1963, Shriners Night at the Coliseum, the Holiday on Ice performance en...

ORGANIZATIONS

Center for Interfaith Cooperation

The Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC) is a nonprofit organization with the goal of inspiring interfaith collaboration in order to… Read More »

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Ransburg

In 1938, Harold Ransburg and Harry Green began experiments in Indianapolis attempting ...

Winona Memorial Hospital

Winona Memorial Hospital, known then as Memorial Clinic, opened its doors to patients ...

IndyHumane

In 1905, nine concerned citizens founded the Humane Society of Indianapolis to prevent...

Marmon-Herrington

Formed on March 13, 1931, the Marmon-Herrington Company, Inc., was the continuation of...

TOPICS

Panic Bar

Carl Prinzler, manager of the Builders Hardware Department at , developed the idea for the panic bar after a fire… Read More »

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School Desegregation

Although Indiana’s early school laws made no reference to race, few African American...

White Women’s Clubs

The white women’s club movement in Indianapolis closely paralleled the white women�...

Judaism

Jewish faith and tradition have developed and adapted to changing circumstances over i...

Early Art Schools of Central Indiana

Traveling portrait painters may have been the earliest artists in Indianapolis. Portra...

TIMELINES

Indianapolis Timelines

A collection of timelines about Indianapolis and selected institutions, topics and issues.

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FEATURES

Features

Features examine interesting Indianapolis places, stories, and events.

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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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