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Clemens Vonnegut Sr.

(Nov. 20, 1824-Dec. 13, 1906). German immigrant Clemens Vonnegut Sr. was the patriarch of the Indianapolis Vonneguts. He was a… Read More »

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Clifton A. Wheeler

(Sept. 4, 1883-May 10, 1953). Born in Hadley, Indiana, Clifton A. Wheeler attended the...

James L. Mitchell

(Sept. 29, 1834-Feb. 22, 1894). James L. Mitchell was born in Shelby County, Kentucky,...

Mingo Jones

(Dec. 16, 1928-Apr. 3, 2017). Mingo Jones was born and raised in Missouri. His father ...

Luke Walton

(Apr. 4, 1907-June 18, 1990). Recognized for his rapid-fire delivery, Walton broadcast...

PLACES

Babe Denny

Babe Denny is a near southside community bordered by South Street, Madison Avenue, Morris Street, and West Street. Settlement of… Read More »

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Emerson Heights

Emerson Heights is a neighborhood bounded by 10th Street to the north, Michigan Street...

Bowen Site

The Bowen Site is the best documented of seven known Late Woodland Native American vil...

Excluded Cities

One of the compromises made to secure passage of the legislation was that all incorpor...

Senate Avenue YMCA

Early in 1900, white officials of the Indianapolis YMCA asked the national association...

EVENTS

Street Railway Strikes

During the 70-plus years that Indianapolis had operating , it experienced two major strikes by street railway employees. The first… Read More »

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World War I

Indianapolis experienced profound changes during World War I. The societal transformat...

Heartland International Film Festival

Heartland Film Festival, established in 1991, began with a question that its founder, ...

Momentum Indy

In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Ind...

Marion County Fair

The first Marion County Fair was held in 1835 under the auspices of the Marion County ...

ORGANIZATIONS

WTTV

, a former engineer at RCA in Bloomington, Indiana, who started his own company manufacturing television tuners and other electronic… Read More »

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Jordan College of the Arts

On April 13, 1895, the Metropolitan School of Music was founded by four private music ...

IndyGo

The Indianapolis Public Transportation Company, known as IndyGo since 1996, is a munic...

Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

In the mid-1860s, J. R. Osgood and S. F. Smith established a business producing wagon ...

Courts in Marion County

Indianapolis is a center of justice as the site of federal, state, and county courts. ...

TOPICS

Italians

By 1860, there were 19 Italian-born persons residing in Indianapolis. Over the next 50 years, the Italian population slowly grew… Read More »

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Public Health

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

Women’s Rights and Suffrage

The first Conference on Women’s Rights took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848...

Indianapolis Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court

The following significant cases decided by the United States Supreme Court had some cl...

Histories of Indianapolis

The historiography of the Hoosier capital begins with a “Historical Sketch of Indian...

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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