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Nellie Margaret Gilroy Gustafson
Nellie Margaret Gilroy Gustafson
(Jan. 1, 1916-Nov. 6, 1987). Nellie Gilroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated cum laude from Agnes Scott College… Read More »Nellie Margaret Gilroy Gustafson
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Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith

(ca. 1843-Nov. 8, 1911). Thomas Smith was born in Kentucky, almost certainly enslaved....
Sid Collins
Sid Collins

Born Sidney Cahn on July 17, 1922, in Indianapolis, Collins, as a youth, assisted his ...
William A. (Bill) Crawford
William A. (Bill) Crawford

(Jan. 28, 1936-Sept. 25, 2015). Born in Indianapolis, William Crawford lived in . He s...
Lee Burns
Lee Burns

Born on April 19, 1872, in Bloomfield, Indiana, Burns graduated from and, as a young m...
 
Oaklandon
Oaklandon is a suburb located in Marion County, approximately 15 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis along Pendleton Pike (SR 67)… Read More »Oaklandon
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Excluded Cities
Excluded Cities

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

Madison County is located northeast of Marion County and is part of the Indianapolis-C...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum was established in 1956 by the lat...
Ben Davis
Ben Davis

Ben Davis is located about six miles west of . The community is bounded by Rockville R...
 
Mexican-American War
Mexican-American War
On May 16, 1846, Governor James Whitcomb was given a federal quota to supply three regiments of infantry or riflemen… Read More »Mexican-American War
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Heartland International Film Festival
Heartland International Film Festival

Heartland Film Festival, established in 1991, began with a question that its founder, ...
Brickyard 200
Brickyard 200

The Brickyard 200 began as the Brickyard 400, a 400-mile stock car race at the . The r...
Municipal Election of 2007
Municipal Election of 2007

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

Founded by track coach Herman Phillips, the Butler Relays were a prestigious American ...
 
Indianapolis Public Schools
Although Indiana’s 1816 constitution required the General Assembly to provide for a system of free public schools, equally open to… Read More »Indianapolis Public Schools
Indianapolis Public Schools
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Downtown Indy, Inc.
Downtown Indy, Inc.

On July 27, 1977, Indiana governor Otis R. Bowen and Indianapolis Mayor , in conjuncti...
Indianapolis Men’s Chorus
Indianapolis Men’s Chorus

In 1990, the nonprofit Crossroads Performing Arts, Inc. established the Indianapolis M...
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Women founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1874 in Hillsboro, Oh...
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan

Based on white supremacist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Semitic beliefs, support for enfor...
 
Seals and Flags
Seals and Flags
The county commissioners adopted the first Seal of Marion County on April 17, 1822. The seal was to have the… Read More »Seals and Flags
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Agriculture and Agribusiness
Agriculture and Agribusiness

Indianapolis has a long history of producing crops and livestock and continues to be o...
Bass Photo Collection
Bass Photo Collection

The largest surviving collection of photographs of 20th-century Indianapolis, the W. H...
Philanthropy and Government
Philanthropy and Government

The nonprofit and government sectors continuously complement, collaborate, and compete...
Adaptive Reuse of Religious Architecture
Adaptive Reuse of Religious Architecture

Adaptive uses of vacant historic religious buildings have saved notable examples of sa...
 
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