Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Golf

In 1896, Philip Watson, J. A. Barnard, Robert Martindale, and Alvin S. Lockard laid out a two-hole golf course on… Read More »Golf

Waterways

Indianapolis is home to multiple rivers and streams including its main waterway, the . The waterways of Indianapolis are part… Read More »Waterways

Baptists

About 50 million Baptists reside in the United States, distributed among several national bodies or conventions and a host of… Read More »Baptists

Sculpture

Through the years, public sculpture in Indianapolis, often quite visible but largely unnoticed, has followed trends typical throughout the state.… Read More »Sculpture

Vocational Education

Apprenticeship remained for hundreds of years the primary method of transmitting trade skills to new practitioners. It was not until… Read More »Vocational Education

High Schools

Early in its history Indianapolis was dubbed the “railroad city,” because of its location at the intersection of several important… Read More »High Schools

Hospitals

During much of the 19th, century hospitals offered few advantages to the sick and suffering. Doctors treated most patients in… Read More »Hospitals

Political Journalism

Since 1804, when Elihu Stout’s (Vincennes) Indiana Gazette, Indiana Territory’s first paper, announced a popular referendum for representative territorial government,… Read More »Political Journalism

Printing and Publishing Industries

In the early 19th century, the demand for printed information in new Indiana settlements often led to the establishment of… Read More »Printing and Publishing Industries

Children’s Literature

Indianapolis has long been a center for children’s literature, primarily because of the activities and influence of the . The… Read More »Children’s Literature