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Calvin Fletcher

(Feb. 4, 1798-May 26, 1866). Early settler, lawyer, banker, civic leader, and diarist, Calvin Fletcher was born in Ludlow, Vermont,… Read More »

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Roger Owen DeBruler

(Aug. 5, 1934–Feb. 13, 2017). Roger DeBruler was the longest-serving justice on the ...

William Powers Hapgood

(Feb. 26, 1872-July 30, 1960). Born in Chicago, Hapgood graduated from Harvard Univers...

Frank H. Wheeler

(Oct. 24, 1864-May 27, 1921). Frank H. Wheeler was a native of Manchester, Iowa, comin...

Francis Silas Marean Chatard

The son of Ferdinand and Eliza Chatard, Silas Francis Chatard was born on December 12,...

PLACES

Market Tower

Market Tower sits at the corner of Illinois and Market streets in downtown Indianapolis. At the time of its construction… Read More »

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Monument Circle

The circular street in the center of Mile Square is one of the city’s shortest yet m...

Lockerbie Square

Lockerbie Square is a historic district bounded by Michigan, Davidson, New York, and N...

International Marketplace Coalition

In July 2005, a group of business owners, residents, and volunteers interested in impr...

Tomlinson Hall

Local druggist Stephen D. Tomlinson died in November 1870, leaving his estate to his w...

EVENTS

Momentum Indy

In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Indy Criterium (Indy Crit), now known as… Read More »

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Battle of Pogue’s Run

The Battle of Pogue’s Run is the derisive name that the gave to events surrounding a...

Heartland International Film Festival

Heartland Film Festival, established in 1991, began with a question that its founder, ...

U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, w...

Riley Dance Marathons

Riley Dance Marathons engage student leaders across the state to drive year-round fund...

ORGANIZATIONS

Sigma Theta Tau International

Sigma Theta Tau International, one of the largest associations in the world, had its genesis at the Indiana Training School… Read More »

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Laughner’s Cafeterias

In 1888, Jonathon Wesley Laughner opened a candy store, the Boston Confectionery, at 4...

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy was the world’s first school ...

Our Savior Lutheran Church

Located at the corner of West 25th Street and Fall Creek Parkway, Our Savior Lutheran ...

Seventh-day Adventists

The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church was organized in 1863 by former adherents to th...

TOPICS

English

Though the English were among the earliest immigrants to arrive in Indianapolis, they never formed a very large proportion of… Read More »

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Unitarians-Universalists

In 1961, the Unitarian and Universalist churches in the United States and Canada merge...

Brewing Industry

During the 19th century and into the first decades of the 20th century, beer brewing i...

City Planning

The history of city planning in Indianapolis began with the founders’ plat. As the p...

Railroads

In the 1850s, when several new rail lines converged on Indiana’s fledgling state cap...

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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