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Harvey A. Grabill

(Jan. 8, 1890-Sept. 25, 1977). Born in Ohio, Grabill moved to Indianapolis and attended the Benjamin Harrison Law School (later… Read More »

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Addison Locke Roache 

(Nov. 3, 1817-Apr. 24, 1906). Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, to Dr. Stephen Roa...

Evelyn Fortune

(Sept. 30, 1887- July 1, 1997). Evelyn Fortune was born in Indianapolis to , president...

Henry Ward Beecher

Beecher was born on June 24, 1813, in Litchfield, Connecticut, son of the famous Presb...

Alonzo (Pookie) Johnson

(Oct. 5, 1927-Sept. 3, 2005). Alonzo Ernest Johnson, known as “Pookie,” was born i...

PLACES

Military Park

Bounded by West, New York, and Blackford streets and the , the 14-acre park is the oldest in the city.… Read More »

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Victory Field

From 1930 to 1996, , located on West 16th Street, was home to the Triple-A . In 1992, ...

Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

In 1844, , a delegate from Indianapolis attended the Presbyterian General Assembly in ...

Fall Creek Bridges

In 1899, a program of replacing Indianapolis’ steel and iron bridges with new “per...

Indianapolis Public Library

The best-known early efforts to foster reading and libraries in Indianapolis were the ...

EVENTS

Cold Spring Murder Case

The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along , near the intersection of… Read More »

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Vietnam War

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

Lynching of William Keemer

William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reco...

Michael Taylor Case

Michael Taylor Jr., a 16-year-old Black youth, was shot and killed on September 24, 19...

Super Bowl XLVI

The construction of , which replaced the outdated as home of the , led civic leaders t...

ORGANIZATIONS

Laughner’s Cafeterias

In 1888, Jonathon Wesley Laughner opened a candy store, the Boston Confectionery, at 4 Indiana Avenue. About 1900 the confectionery… Read More »

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La Plaza, Inc.

La Plaza, Inc.’s history began in 1971 with the . Members of the Mexican American Co...

Ford Motor Company

In 1903, when Ford began taking orders for its legendary Model-T, the Indiana Auto Com...

AMPATH

The (IUSM) initiated a partnership with Moi University in Kenya when Doctors Bob Einte...

Rock Island Refining Corporation

In 1940, Oklahoma and Kansas businessmen L. E. Kincannon, L. E. Winkler, and L. B. Sim...

TOPICS

City Planning

The history of city planning in Indianapolis began with the founders’ plat. As the plan for the capital city of… Read More »

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Automobile Culture

The automobile has changed every American city throughout the 20th century, those of m...

Early Childhood Education

Early childhood education programs provide children between ages zero and eight (Infan...

Methodists

Methodists historically have been the largest Protestant group in Indianapolis and Cen...

Sculpture

Through the years, public sculpture in Indianapolis, often quite visible but largely u...

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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