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Charles Atlas Walton

(June 24, 1936-Feb. 19, 1996). Born in rural Lampkin, Mississippi, Walton was educated in Indianapolis after his family of sharecroppers… Read More »

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Barton Stone Hays

(Apr. 5, 1826-Mar. 14, 1914). Barton Stone Hays was born in Greenville, Ohio, but sett...

Emma Lou Thornbrough

(Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of histo...

Nelle Bowman Downey

(July 12, 1876-Sept. 7, 1965). Nelle Bowman was born in Knightstown, Indiana, and move...

Hale Aspacio Woodruff

(Aug. 6, 1900-Sept. 6, 1980). Born in Cairo, Illinois, Woodruff attended elementary an...

PLACES

Camp Atterbury

Camp Atterbury (Edinburgh) was created to support . The area was chosen in Bartholomew, Johnson, and Brown Counties because of… Read More »

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Community Heights

Community Heights is a neighborhood bounded by 21st Street to the north, 10th Street t...

Fall Creek Place

Located two miles north of Downtown between 22nd Street and Fall Creek, east of Pennsy...

Five Points

An early settlement in , Five Points derives its name from the angled intersection of ...

University Park

Bounded by New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Meridian streets, University Park is a...

EVENTS

Railroad Strike of 1877

Beginning in the East as a result of announced wage cuts, the railroad strike of 1877 spread west quickly. Freight… Read More »

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Cold Spring Murder Case

The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered alon...

Circle City Classic

Circle City Classic is a weekend celebration of African American achievements, culmina...

Civil War Treason Trials

The Indianapolis military-commission “treason trials” of 1864 arose from the threa...

Street Railway Strikes

During the 70-plus years that Indianapolis had operating , it experienced two major st...

ORGANIZATIONS

Our Savior Lutheran Church

Located at the corner of West 25th Street and Fall Creek Parkway, Our Savior Lutheran Church is a historically Black… Read More »

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Ten Point Coalition

The Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition (ITPC) is a clergy-led effort to bring together t...

L. S. Ayres & Company

L. S. Ayres and Company was the first modern Indianapolis department store in Indianap...

Center for Interfaith Cooperation

The Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC) is a nonprofit organization with the goal ...

Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

In the mid-1860s, J. R. Osgood and S. F. Smith established a business producing wagon ...

TOPICS

Labor Militancy

In one of the earliest documented labor struggles in Indianapolis, members of the typographical union went on strike in 1863… Read More »

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Feminist Movement (1960–1985)

In the years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, no period saw more discussion o...

Kessler’s Boulevard and Park System

Landscape architect and urban planner (1862-1923) of St. Louis, Missouri, created the ...

Philanthropy and the Arts

The arts include performing and visual arts organizations, historic preservation, libr...

Aviation

Indianapolis was introduced to the “air age” in the late 1800s with hot air balloo...

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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