Frederick Douglass Park Formerly known as Douglass Park, Frederick Douglass Park sits on 43 acres of land between 25th and 30th streets and… Read More »Frederick Douglass Park
Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis In the fall of 1903, Hoosier native and then-governor of the Alaska Territory John Brady sailed on the U.S. Revenue… Read More »Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IPS) 27 defeated a team from Hunter College… Read More »Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions
Mingo Jones (Dec. 16, 1928-Apr. 3, 2017). Mingo Jones was born and raised in Missouri. His father and uncle played the trumpet… Read More »Mingo Jones
Sarah Stockton (Mar. 1842-Mar. 14, 1924) Sarah Stockton was born on a farm in Lafayette, Indiana, to pioneer settlers of Tippecanoe County.… Read More »Sarah Stockton
Harry E. Wood High School In 1953, the Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School (see ) moved from 501 S. Meridian Street to 2405… Read More »Harry E. Wood High School
George Philip Meier (Sept. 16, 1864-Sept. 18, 1932). George Philip Meier was a leading designer of women’s apparel in the United States and… Read More »George Philip Meier
Indiana Writers Center Jim Powell, Elwood Indiana native and author of Only Witness, a collection of short stories founded the Indiana Writers Center… Read More »Indiana Writers Center
Edward Phillips Case From their beginnings in 1854 and 1859, respectively, the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) (see and the (IFD) recruited officers only… Read More »Edward Phillips Case
Klan’s 1920s Boycott of the Jewish Community The Indianapolis Klan’s 1920s boycott of the Jewish community was a pivotal event in the history of Indianapolis, marking a… Read More »Klan’s 1920s Boycott of the Jewish Community
