United Northwest Area The United Northwest Area (UNWA) is located in what was once a large, unincorporated area known as . It is… Read More »United Northwest Area
United Mine Workers Of America The National Federation of Miners and Mine Laborers was founded in Indianapolis in 1885. In January 1890 and now known… Read More »United Mine Workers Of America
Marie Childs Todd (Apr. 23, 1871-Dec. 17, 1951). Marie Childs Todd was born in Indianapolis. She was the daughter of John Todd, an… Read More »Marie Childs Todd
Sunday Schools Presbyterian physician started the first Sunday school in Indianapolis in 1823. The Indianapolis Sabbath School met at Caleb Scudder’s cabinet… Read More »Sunday Schools
Stockyards In 1876, Indianapolis financed the construction of the Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company, which comprised the first public… Read More »Stockyards
Spring Hill Spring Hill is a town bounded by Cold Spring Road to the west, to the south, and the campus and… Read More »Spring Hill
U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, was rooted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s… Read More »U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners
Antebellum Politics Politics in Indianapolis before the Civil War reflected the stresses of a growing city against a background of national issues… Read More »Antebellum Politics
Pierre And Wright The partnership of Edward Dienhart Pierre and George Caleb Wright was one of the most architecturally important collaborations in Indianapolis… Read More »Pierre And Wright
100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc. In New York City, 24 Black women began meeting in their homes in 1970 to assess the problems and opportunities… Read More »100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.