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David Nathaniel Baker

Born on December 21, 1931 in Indianapolis, David Baker was an extraordinarily accomplished American jazz composer, conductor, musician, and professor… Read More »

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Nina Mason Pulliam

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

Barton Stone Hays

(Apr. 5, 1826-Mar. 14, 1914). Barton Stone Hays was born in Greenville, Ohio, but sett...

Nathaniel Alexander Owings

(Feb. 5, 1903-June 13, 1984). Indianapolis native, Nathaniel Alexander Owings is known...

Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr.

(Sept. 26, 1879-Jan. 21, 1951). Harry E. Wood was born near Lexington, Illinois, the t...

PLACES

New Augusta

New Augusta is a town located in northwest Marion County, just northeast of Georgetown Road and 71st Street. The Indianapolis… Read More »

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Phoenix Theatre

The not-for-profit Phoenix Theatre opened in the fall of 1983 under the leadership of ...

Strawtown

Strawtown is located at the site of a former Native American village east of Cicero an...

Hamilton County

Hamilton County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the north and part of the...

Noblesville

Noblesville is the county seat of . It is located 27 miles north of Monument Circle in...

EVENTS

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 »

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Blizzard of 1978

The worst blizzard in Indianapolis history battered the city and most of Indiana on Ja...

Railroad Strike of 1877

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

World War II

Although one author declared Indianapolis “among the best prepared” cities in Amer...

International Festival

The International Festival began in 1976 under the management of the , which shepherde...

ORGANIZATIONS

Westview Hospital

Until the 1970s, local medical doctors did not accept osteopathic methods of treatment using muscle and skeletal manipulation, and osteopaths… Read More »

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Indianapolis ABCs

The Indianapolis ABCs were a powerhouse team of early Black baseball. After a so-calle...

Applied Energy Service Corporation

Applied Energy Service Corporation (AES) is the successor to Indianapolis Power and Li...

Indianapolis Symphonic Choir

The Indianapolis Symphonic Choir (ISC) was founded in 1937 at the request of (ISO) con...

Indianapolis Opera

Formed September 29, 1975, through the efforts of Miriam Ramaker of Indiana Central Un...

TOPICS

Vaudeville

The history of vaudeville in Indianapolis parallels that of other cities. Touring shows (circuses, musicals, comedies, melodramas, burlesque shows, varieties,… Read More »

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