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Gerhard Ittenbach

(Mar. 20, 1828-Jan. 16, 1899). Stonecutter, builder, and stone contractor, Gerhard Ittenbach was born in Koenigswinter, Germany. He learned his… Read More »

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Spurgeon Davenport

(May 4, 1911-Dec. 21, 2003). Born in Rome, Georgia, Davenport was the first Afric...

Nina Mason Pulliam

(Sept. 19, 1906-Mar. 26, 1997). Journalist, newspaper executive, civic leader, and phi...

Frederick Coffay Yohn

(Feb. 8, 1875 -June 6, 1933). Born in Indianapolis, Yohn was a pupil of . His first co...

Herbert L. Bass

Herbert Bass was born on November 13, 1877. A native and lifelong resident of Indianap...

PLACES

Southport

Southport is a small city in southern Marion County bounded by Buck Creek, Stop 11 Road, McFarland Road, and Madison… Read More »

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First Lutheran Church

Early Indianapolis residents called , a missionary who came to Marion County with a gr...

Fletcher Place

Fletcher Place is a southeast historic district bounded by East Street, I-65/70, the C...

Riverside Amusement Park

Riverside Amusement Park, located on West 30th Street at and adjacent to Riversi...

Lawrence Township

Lawrence is a northeastern Marion County township, roughly bordered by 96th Stre...

EVENTS

Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege

The Lincoln funeral train arrived in a rainy Indianapolis at 7 A.M. on Sunday, April 30, 1865. The coffin was… Read More »

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Anita Bryant In Indianapolis

Evangelical pop singer and Florida orange juice spokesperson Anita Bryant came to Indi...

Sylvia Likens Murder Case

In July 1965, Lester and Betty Likens, traveling fair concessionaires, left two of the...

Meet The Artists

artist-in-residence Anthony Radford put together the first Meet the Artists showcase i...

Railroad Strike of 1877

Beginning in the East as a result of announced wage cuts, the railroad strike of 1877 ...

ORGANIZATIONS

Children’s Express/Y-Press

Children’s Express/Y-Press was a non-profit Indianapolis-based youth-media news organization that documented stories of young people and the adults who affected… Read More »

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Indiana State Museum

The Indiana State Museum existed for years more in name than reality. In time though, ...

Eastern Star Church

Eastern Star Church, the largest predominantly African American religious congregation...

IndyGo

The Indianapolis Public Transportation Company, known as IndyGo since 1996, is a munic...

100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc.

The national organization 100 Black Men was founded in 1963 when 100 Black men in New ...

TOPICS

Metal Processing And Fabrication

Blacksmiths and toolmakers were some of the earliest metal workers in Indianapolis. They shod horses, manufactured agricultural implements, and forged… Read More »

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Unigov and Political Participation

The 1969 reorganization of Indianapolis-Marion County local government known as Unigov...