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John (Big John) Gillis
John (Big John) Gillis
(Sept. 24, 1947 – Nov. 9, 2012). Born in San Antonio, Texas, Gillis moved to the border town of Howe,… Read More »John (Big John) Gillis
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Edna Balz Lacy
Edna Balz Lacy

(Sept. 21, 1906-Dec. 30, 1991). A native of Indianapolis, Lacy graduated from and late...
Emma Christy Baker 
Emma Christy Baker 

Emma Christy was born on February 10, 1865 in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, to Wi...
Julia May Carson
Julia May Carson

Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born on July 8, 1938, in Louis...
Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell
Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell

Born on February 21, 1903, in Syracuse, South Carolina, Francis (Scrapper) Blackwell a...
 
Central Canal
The Central Canal, a fragment of which still runs from to downtown Indianapolis, once promised to place Indianapolis at the… Read More »Central Canal
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Pogue’s Run
Pogue’s Run

Pogue’s Run is a small stream that broke the pattern of   plan for Indianapolis. an...
FedEx Express National Hub
FedEx Express National Hub

The 2.4-million-square-foot FedEx Express Indianapolis National Hub at opened on Octob...
City-County Buildings
City-County Buildings

The first Marion County Courthouse, which was completed in 1825, also doubled as the u...
Center for Black Literature & Culture
Center for Black Literature & Culture

The Center for Black Literature & Culture (CBLC) opened as part of  on Octobe...
 
Police Mutiny
Police Mutiny
Occasioned by a streetcar strike, the mutiny was the most serious breach of police protocol and one of the greatest… Read More »Police Mutiny
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Marion County Fair
Marion County Fair

The first Marion County Fair was held in 1835 under the auspices of the Marion County ...
Tally Sheet Forgeries

The Tally Sheet Forgeries occurred during the 1886 midterm election in Indianapolis. T...
Fiesta Indianapolis
Fiesta Indianapolis

Fiesta Indianapolis celebrates the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain...
Spirit & Place Festival
Spirit & Place Festival

The annual multi-day and multi-cultural Spirit & Place emerged as a festival in 19...
 
Indiana Bell
Now known as AT&T, Indiana Bell was a telecommunications company that served Indianapolis and most of Indiana since 1920. Although… Read More »Indiana Bell
Indiana Bell
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Dramatic Club
Dramatic Club

In 1889, 25 young women from the city’s leading families formed an amateur theatrica...
Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis
Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis

A Ministerial association with the goal of mobilizing spiritual leadership to combat i...
Damien Center
Damien Center

In Indianapolis, the first large-scale care center for people with HIV/AIDS was the Da...
Railroadmen’s Federal Savings and Loan Association
Railroadmen’s Federal Savings and Loan Association

Founded in 1887 by William T. Cannon, paymaster of the Indianapolis Union Railroad, Ra...
 
Bowling
Bowling
Bowling is a popular sport and recreational activity that evolved from European ninepins and skittles. Often associated with taverns and… Read More »Bowling
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Women in Politics
Women in Politics

Throughout its long history, Indianapolis has produced many women who were at the fore...
Italians
Italians

By 1860, there were 19 Italian-born persons residing in Indianapolis. Over the next 50...
Blues
Blues

The African American originated folk music form known as “the blues” becam...
Tribe of Ishmael

Reverend , became interested in the poor of Indianapolis and how society could provide...
 
FEATURES
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Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Exhibits feature Gallery Exhibits of Indianapolis Artists and other cultural topics.
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The Atlas explores the resources, infrastructure, and quality of life in Central Indiana.
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