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Emmett I. Brown Jr.
Emmett I. Brown Jr.
Emmett Isom Brown Jr. was the son of Alberta S. and Emmett I. Brown Sr., a dentist and senior pastor… Read More »Emmett I. Brown Jr.
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David M. Parry
David M. Parry

(Mar. 26, 1852-May 12, 1915). Businessman and foe of organized labor, David M. Parry w...
Nicholas McCarty Sr.
Nicholas McCarty Sr.

(Sept. 26, 1795-May 17, 1854). Born in Moorefield, Hardy County, Virginia (now West Vi...
John D. Van Nuys
John D. Van Nuys

(Oct. 10, 1907-Feb. 15, 1964). A native of New Castle, Indiana, the son and grandson o...
Eugene Nevin Beesley
Eugene Nevin Beesley

Born on January 29, 1909, on a farm near Thorntown, Indiana, Beesley received his BA f...
 
Lawrence
Lawrence is a Unigov located about 10 miles northeast of the Circle. It was originally platted in 1849 as the… Read More »Lawrence
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Zionsville
Zionsville

Zionsville is a town located northwest of Indianapolis along S.R. 334 (116th Street). ...
Forest Hills
Forest Hills

Forest Hills is a northside residential area bounded by Kessler Boulevard, the Monon T...
Stokely-Van Camp Building
Stokely-Van Camp Building

The architectural firm designed this Gothic Revival building in 1925, at 941 N. Meridi...
Indiana State Library and Historical Building
Indiana State Library and Historical Building

The Indiana State Library and Historical Building was the first permanent home of the ...
 
Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
Although much of the U.S. press called for war against Spain following the February 15, 1898, sinking of the USS… Read More »Spanish-American War
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Presidential Election of 1896

Set against a backdrop of economic depression, the 1896 campaign focused on the resolu...
Broad Ripple Art Fair
Broad Ripple Art Fair

On May 23, 1971, the first Broad Ripple Art Fair (BRAF) took place on a concrete parki...
1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral inf...
Super Bowl XLVI
Super Bowl XLVI

The construction of , which replaced the outdated as home of the , led civic leaders t...
 
Tee Pee Restaurant 
An iconic Indianapolis drive-in restaurant, the Tee Pee owed its beginning to Albert Ray McComb (May 1892-June 1964), who came… Read More »Tee Pee Restaurant 
Tee Pee Restaurant 
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Downtown Indy Inc.
Downtown Indy Inc.

On July 27, 1977, Indiana governor Otis R. Bowen and Indianapolis Mayor , in conjuncti...
Militia
Militia

Organized initially to protect expanding settlements in the Northwest Territory, the m...
BioCrossroads
BioCrossroads

Established in 2003, BioCrossroads is a initiative that grows, advances, and invests i...
Russ and Harrison
Russ and Harrison

Merritt Harrison (1888-1973), a graduate of Indianapolis (1906) and Cornell University...
 
Irish
Irish
Individuals of Irish ancestry were among the earliest settlers in Indiana’s capital. Emigrants from Ireland came via eastern cities to… Read More »Irish
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Budget Process

The budget process determines the unified budget of Marion County and the City of Indi...
Dentistry
Dentistry

Dental problems were a common affliction of early settlers of Indiana. Casual referenc...
Industrial Expositions
Industrial Expositions

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Indianapolis  held a series of...
Asian Indians
Asian Indians

Asian Indians are persons of Indian-subcontinent origins. The United States Census Bur...
 
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