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Walter S. Blackburn
Walter S. Blackburn
Walter Scott Blackburn was born on February 21, 1938, to Dr. (a minister and civic leader) and Fannie Scott Blackburn.… Read More »Walter S. Blackburn
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Melvin Joe Daniels
Melvin Joe Daniels

(July 20, 1944-Oct. 30, 2015). Melvin Joe Daniels was one of the Indiana Pacers’ ear...
Terry (Hutch) Hutchens
Terry (Hutch) Hutchens

(Mar. 19, 1958-Dec. 21, 2018). Terry Hutchens was born in Portland, Oregon, and raised...
Frances Berry Coston
Frances Berry Coston

Frances Berry Coston was born on March 1, 1876, in Rockhold, Kentucky, located in Whit...
Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr.
Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr.

(Sept. 26, 1879-Jan. 21, 1951). Harry E. Wood was born near Lexington, Illinois, the t...
 
Center Township
Marion County was organized into nine townships in 1822. Within three years, selected the fledgling settlement in Center Township as… Read More »Center Township
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Lawrence
Lawrence

Lawrence is a Unigov located about 10 miles northeast of the Circle. It was originally...
Bosart Brown
Bosart Brown

Bosart Brown neighborhood is bounded by Michigan Street to the north, Washington Stree...
University Park
University Park

Bounded by New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Meridian streets, University Park is a...
Edgewood

Edgewood is a suburb roughly bounded by Thompson Road, McFarland Road, Edgewood Avenue...
 
Tally Sheet Forgeries
The Tally Sheet Forgeries occurred during the 1886 midterm election in Indianapolis. The scandal centered on the alteration of voter… Read More »Tally Sheet Forgeries
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Marjorie Jackson Murder Case
Marjorie Jackson Murder Case

(Nov. 30, 1910-May 7, 1977). Marjorie Viola O’Connell Jackson was killed with a .22 ...
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted ...
Municipal Election of 2007
Municipal Election of 2007

On the night of November 6, 2007, , a political unknown, rode a wave of discontent to ...
Coliseum Explosion
Coliseum Explosion

On October 31, 1963, Shriners Night at the Coliseum, the Holiday on Ice performance en...
 
Bash Seed Company
In 1906 Daniel F. Bash started Bash Seed Store at 141 North Delaware Street as an extension of his father’s… Read More »Bash Seed Company
Bash Seed Company
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The Little Red Door
The Little Red Door

The Little Red Door provides support to cancer patients and their families. With a nam...
Oaks Academy
Oaks Academy

In 1998, members of founded Oaks Academy to use classical education with the aim of pr...
Jewish Post and Opinion
Jewish Post and Opinion

Following graduation from the University of North Carolina, Gabriel Cohen (1908-2007) ...
Militia
Militia

Organized initially to protect expanding settlements in the Northwest Territory, the m...
 
Slovenians
Slovenians
The first recorded Slovene in Indiana settled at New Alsace in Dearborn County in the early 1830s. Not until decades… Read More »Slovenians
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Unigov and Political Participation

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

The biological landscape of Indianapolis is a product of both postglacial climatic cha...
Composers

Even though Indianapolis is not known as a music center, it has been home to several n...
Antislavery Movement
Antislavery Movement

Militant opposition to slavery was not widespread in Indianapolis because of the city...
 
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The Atlas explores the resources, infrastructure, and quality of life in Central Indiana.
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