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Marguerite Lilly Noyes
Marguerite Lilly Noyes
(Mar. 1, 1884-May 17, 1973). Marguerite Lilly was born in Indianapolis to Rosalie Belle McGuin and Evan Frost Lilly, a… Read More »Marguerite Lilly Noyes

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Meredith Nicholson
Meredith Nicholson

(Dec. 9, 1866-Dec. 22, 1947). The author of 29 books plus countless shorter works, Mer...
Robert Irsay
Robert Irsay

(Mar. 5, 1923-Jan. 14, 1997). Born in Chicago, Robert (Bob) Irsay attended the Univers...
Ferguson Brothers
Ferguson Brothers

Denver Darious (Feb.19, 1895-May 11, 1957) and Sea Harious (Dec. 22, 1899-Mar. 3. 1974...
Daniel Yandes
Daniel Yandes

(Jan. 28, 1793-June 10, 1878). Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Daniel Yandes ser...
 
City-County Buildings
The first Marion County Courthouse, which was completed in 1825, also doubled as the until a separate capitol building opened… Read More »City-County Buildings

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Northwest-Riverside

Northwest-Riverside, known as North Indianapolis when first platted in 1873, was origi...
Lockerbie Marketplace
Lockerbie Marketplace

Originally identified as Block 22 on 1821  plan for Indianapolis, Sears, Roebuck and ...
Johnson County
Johnson County

Johnson County, located south of Indianapolis, is named after John Johnson, the first ...
Guaranty Building
Guaranty Building

The local architectural firm designed the Guaranty Building in 1922, with construction...
 
Indianapolis Home Show
Indianapolis Home Show
The Indianapolis Home Show is the oldest as well as one of the largest home shows in the country. The… Read More »Indianapolis Home Show

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Sunday Closing Laws
Sunday Closing Laws

Laws governing the observance of the Sabbath have existed in Indiana since 1807 when t...
Marshal Foch Day 
Marshal Foch Day 

Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander-in-chief on the western front during World War I, to...
Battle of Pogue’s Run 
Battle of Pogue’s Run 

The Battle of Pogue’s Run is the derisive name that the gave to events surrounding a...
Professional All-Star Basketball Games
Professional All-Star Basketball Games

Indianapolis had hosted three professional basketball All-Star Games. The inaugural Am...
 
Franciscan Health
In 1912, two members of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Perpetual Adoration traveled from their motherhouse… Read More »Franciscan Health
Franciscan Health

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Salesforce

Salesforce is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform that integ...
Indiana Transportation Museum
Indiana Transportation Museum

The Indiana Transportation Museum (ITM) is dedicated to Indiana’s transportation her...
Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventists

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

In August 1973, several Indianapolis men founded Ambassadair, an air travel club provi...
 
School Desegregation
School Desegregation
Although Indiana’s early school laws made no reference to race, few African American children attended local township schools, relying instead… Read More »School Desegregation

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Korean War
Korean War

When North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950, and President Harry S. Truman commi...
Parks and Greenspaces
Parks and Greenspaces

Indianapolis residents are served by more than 200 parks and over 11,000 acres of gree...
Presbyterians
Presbyterians

Presbyterians have been present in Indianapolis since the city’s creation. The Prote...
Butler University Architecture
Butler University Architecture

The campus of Butler University occupies 290 acres on the city’s northside, with its...