Paul Brockman - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

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Germans in Politics

Although had been in Indianapolis since at least the 1840s, their political influence did not become significant until the mid-1850s.… Read More »Germans in Politics

Capitals Indianapolis’ first professional hockey team, the Capitals, made its debut in October 1939 and played in the newly constructed… Read More »Hockey

Indianapolis Commercial

Citing the absence of adequate commercial reporting in local papers and the need to promote the interests of the Indiana… Read More »Indianapolis Commercial

Marmon-Herrington

Marmon-Herrington

Formed on March 13, 1931, the Marmon-Herrington Company, Inc., was the continuation of the truck division of the Marmon Motor… Read More »Marmon-Herrington

Nordyke and Marmon

Nordyke and Marmon

Nordyke and Marmon was a mill equipment and automobile manufacturer. In 1851, Ohio-born Ellis Nordyke started a flour mill equipment… Read More »Nordyke and Marmon

Real Silk Hosiery Mills

Real Silk Hosiery Mills

Real Silk began operations in 1922 under the direction of J. A. and L. L. Goodman. At its peak, the… Read More »Real Silk Hosiery Mills

In 1876, Indianapolis financed the construction of the Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company, which comprised the first public… Read More »Stockyards

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