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Doris Honig Merritt

(July 16, 1923-April 12, 2022). Born in New York City, Doris Merritt was the daughter of Haron and Lillian Honig.… Read More »

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Roger Owen DeBruler

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

Jerry Harkness

(May 7, 1940-Aug. 24, 2021). Jerald (Jerry) Harkness was born in Harlem, New York, to ...

William Powers Hapgood

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

Robert Wesley (Cowboy Bob) Glaze

(Dec. 1, 1942— Sept. 16, 2016). Actor, broadcaster, and media personality best-known...

PLACES

Chatham Arch

Located on the northeastside of downtown Indianapolis, bounded by I-65, College Avenue, East Street, and North Street, Chatham Arch is… Read More »

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Salesforce Tower

, chairman of Bank One Indiana, began planning for the building now known as Tower in ...

Bottleworks District

Bottleworks is an urban mixed-use development located at the former Coca-Cola Bottling...

National Road

Initially constructed over the course of 1811-1818 from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheel...

Crown Hill Cemetery

Crown Hill Cemetery was officially incorporated as a nonprofit, nondenominational ceme...

EVENTS

Professional All-Star Basketball Games

Indianapolis had hosted three professional basketball All-Star Games. The inaugural American Basketball Association (ABA) All-Star contest drew 10,872 fans to… Read More »

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Municipal Election of 1999

Bart Peterson made history in the election of 1999 when he became the first Democrat e...

John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, part of the Compromise of 1850, amended the 1793 Fugit...

Townsend Recovery Plan Convention

The Townsend Recovery Plan Convention was the fourth national gathering of an organiza...

Police Mutiny

Occasioned by a streetcar strike, the mutiny was the most serious breach of police pro...

ORGANIZATIONS

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company was founded on May 10, 1876, by Civil War veteran . Lilly began the company out… Read More »

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Christ Church Cathedral

In June 1837, resident Episcopalians purchased a lot on the Governor’s Circle () to ...

Bobbs-Merrill Company

The firm’s roots can be traced to a bookstore opened by in 1850. There has been some...

Center for Interfaith Cooperation

The Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC) is a nonprofit organization with the goal ...

Rock Island Refining Corporation

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

TOPICS

Flooding and Flood Control

Because flood-producing precipitation is highly variable, floods may occur on a section of a single stream or many streams over… Read More »

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Public Health

Early Indianapolis residents lived under conditions that led to frequent bouts of mala...

Freethought

Freethought aims to approach all matters objectively and rationally, although this def...

Philanthropy and Religion

Since the city’s founding, religious bodies have been active in philanthropy and vol...

Art Exhibitions

The had its first art exhibition in 1883. Supervised by local painter and art instruct...

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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