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Angus J. (Nick) Nicoson
(Sept. 30, 1919-May 23, 1982). Angus J. Nicoson was born in Clay County, Indiana. He served as head basketball coach at Indiana Central College (now the University Of Indianapolis) from… Read More »Angus J. (Nick) Nicoson
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Stockyards
In 1876, Indianapolis financed the construction of the Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company, which comprised the first public property in the capital for unloading, watering, and marketing cattle,… Read More »Stockyards
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Civil War Treason Trials
The Indianapolis military-commission “treason trials” of 1864 arose from the threat posed to the Union war effort and the survival of the United States by secret organizations that existed in… Read More »Civil War Treason Trials
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Early Learning Indiana
Successor to Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis, Early Learning Indiana is the state’s oldest and largest early childhood education nonprofit. Originally founded as Day Nursery more than 100 years ago,… Read More »Early Learning Indiana
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Minigov
When Unigov was considered during the 1969 session of the Indiana General Assembly, State Representative E. Henry Lamkin Jr. (R-Indianapolis) introduced a companion bill to allow for smaller-scale community governments.… Read More »Minigov
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A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (2020–21), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive.
