Ko Kuei Chen (Feb. 26, 1898-Dec. 12, 1988). A native of Shanghai, China, Chen came to the United States after graduating from Tsing… Read More »Ko Kuei Chen
David Laurance Chambers (Jan. 12, 1879-Jan. 12, 1963). Born in Washington, D.C., David Laurance Chambers graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa… Read More »David Laurance Chambers
Mary Stewart Carey (Mar. 5, 1859-June 14, 1938). Born in Greensburg, Indiana, Mary Stewart Carey and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1862,… Read More »Mary Stewart Carey
Genevieve Brown (ca 1885-Aug. 4, 1970). A native of Winamac, Indiana, Brown graduated from Monticello High School and Indiana University and subsequently… Read More »Genevieve Brown
Belt Line Railroad Completed in 1878, the Belt Line Railroad over many decades has served as a supplemental track facility for other railroads… Read More »Belt Line Railroad
Eugene Nevin Beesley (Jan. 29, 1909-Feb. 8, 1976). Born on a farm near Thorntown, Indiana, Beesley received his BA from Wabash College (1929)… Read More »Eugene Nevin Beesley
Annexation In Indianapolis, annexation involved a struggle between those in city government who saw physical growth as progress and citizens who… Read More »Annexation
Max A. Bahr (Mar. 21, 1872-Jan. 24, 1953). An 1893 graduate of , Bahr earned his medical degree from the city’s Central College… Read More »Max A. Bahr
Bacon’s Swamp A large peat bog that once extended several blocks west of today’s Keystone Avenue between 54th Street and Kessler Boulevard,… Read More »Bacon’s Swamp
USS Indianapolis Memorial In 1930, construction began on a new heavy cruiser for the U.S. Navy. It was the second of four Navy… Read More »USS Indianapolis Memorial
