Articles: Americanization and Nativism Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic waves of foreign immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s (Germans… Read More »Americanization and Nativism Anniversary Celebrations Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, there is no evidence of public observances of… Read More »Anniversary Celebrations Antislavery Movement Militant opposition to slavery was not widespread in Indianapolis because of the city’s large southern population and general race prejudice.… Read More »Antislavery Movement Broad Ripple Park Located along the , Broad Ripple Park served as a popular swimming and boating resort as early as 1890. Local… Read More »Broad Ripple Park William Conner (Dec. 10, 1777-Aug. 28, 1855). Born in the Moravian missionary village of Lichtenau in present-day Ohio, Conner and his family… Read More »William Conner Creation of Unigov Indianapolis had an unusual municipal government structure as of 1967. A nine-member city council, known as the , was elected… Read More »Creation of Unigov Dispensaries Dispensaries were precursors to hospital outpatient clinics and health clinics for the poor. During the Civil War civic leaders petitioned… Read More »Dispensaries Downtown Development Indianapolis has struggled with the issue of downtown development (or redevelopment) throughout much of the 20th century. The automobile’s popularity in… Read More »Downtown Development Fairview Park In August 1889, the Citizens Street Railway Company purchased the 246-acre Adam Scott farm, located along the north of Indianapolis,… Read More »Fairview Park Morris Marcus Feuerlicht (Jan. 15, 1879-Nov. 30, 1959). Morris Feuerlicht was born in Tokay, Hungary, and raised in Chicago and Boston. He graduated… Read More »Morris Marcus Feuerlicht Historical Organizations and Events The earliest organized effort to preserve local history appears to have been the founding of the (IHS) on December 11,… Read More »Historical Organizations and Events Indianapolis Early Music Established in 1966 and originally known as the Festival Music Society, Indianapolis Early Music (IEM) is the oldest continuous presenter… Read More »Indianapolis Early Music Indianapolis Literary Club The Indianapolis Literary Club was founded on January 10, 1877, by John D. Howland, who became the club’s president, Rev.… Read More »Indianapolis Literary Club Irish Individuals of Irish ancestry were among the earliest settlers in Indiana’s capital. Emigrants from Ireland came via eastern cities to… Read More »Irish David Jackson Kemper (Dec. 24, 1789-May 24, 1870). Episcopal priest and missionary bishop of Indiana and Missouri, David Jackson Kemper was a native… Read More »David Jackson Kemper Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis The Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis, fosters public awareness of Marion County and Indianapolis history through publications, programs, and an… Read More »Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis Charles Wesley Myers (Dec. 16, 1890-May 13, 1985). Born in Marysville, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine… Read More »Charles Wesley Myers Abraham Reck (Jan. 2, 1791-May 18, 1869). Born in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, Abraham Reck studied for the ministry and held his first pastorate… Read More »Abraham Reck Riverside Amusement Park Riverside Amusement Park, located on West 30th Street at and adjacent to Riverside City Park began as a joint venture… Read More »Riverside Amusement Park J. Russel Robinson (July 8, 1892-Sept. 30, 1963). A native of Indianapolis, Joseph Russell Robinson left to begin his career as a pianist… Read More »J. Russel Robinson Special Service Districts Special Service Districts are jurisdictions for Indianapolis city police protection, fire protection, and other service delivery. These districts have artificial… Read More »Special Service Districts Squirrel Migrations Beginning during the second half of September 1822, Indianapolis residents witnessed a massive westward migration of gray squirrels, crossing “the… Read More »Squirrel Migrations Structure of Unigov City-county consolidation in Indianapolis is not a one-community, one-government system. Although the consolidation was named “Unigov” for “unified government,” Marion… Read More »Structure of Unigov Unigov and Political Participation The 1969 reorganization of Indianapolis-Marion County local government known as Unigov had profound effects on patterns of political participation and… Read More »Unigov and Political Participation Unigov and Public Finance The UNIGOV reorganization of local government affected public finance—governmental revenues, expenditures, and indebtedness—within Indianapolis and Marion County. As with service… Read More »Unigov and Public Finance Unigov and Service Delivery Some local public services in Marion County are provided countywide, others more nearly match the pre-Unigov “old city” of Indianapolis,… Read More »Unigov and Service Delivery Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi After the fall of Rome to French troops in 1849, former Catholic priest and Italian patriot Gavazzi escaped to England… Read More »Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi Wonderland Amusement Park Milwaukee and Indianapolis investors established the Wonderland Construction Company in 1905 to furnish amusements on Indianapolis’ eastside. On Saturday evening,… Read More »Wonderland Amusement Park
Americanization and Nativism Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic waves of foreign immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s (Germans… Read More »Americanization and Nativism
Anniversary Celebrations Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, there is no evidence of public observances of… Read More »Anniversary Celebrations
Antislavery Movement Militant opposition to slavery was not widespread in Indianapolis because of the city’s large southern population and general race prejudice.… Read More »Antislavery Movement
Broad Ripple Park Located along the , Broad Ripple Park served as a popular swimming and boating resort as early as 1890. Local… Read More »Broad Ripple Park
William Conner (Dec. 10, 1777-Aug. 28, 1855). Born in the Moravian missionary village of Lichtenau in present-day Ohio, Conner and his family… Read More »William Conner
Creation of Unigov Indianapolis had an unusual municipal government structure as of 1967. A nine-member city council, known as the , was elected… Read More »Creation of Unigov
Dispensaries Dispensaries were precursors to hospital outpatient clinics and health clinics for the poor. During the Civil War civic leaders petitioned… Read More »Dispensaries
Downtown Development Indianapolis has struggled with the issue of downtown development (or redevelopment) throughout much of the 20th century. The automobile’s popularity in… Read More »Downtown Development
Fairview Park In August 1889, the Citizens Street Railway Company purchased the 246-acre Adam Scott farm, located along the north of Indianapolis,… Read More »Fairview Park
Morris Marcus Feuerlicht (Jan. 15, 1879-Nov. 30, 1959). Morris Feuerlicht was born in Tokay, Hungary, and raised in Chicago and Boston. He graduated… Read More »Morris Marcus Feuerlicht
Historical Organizations and Events The earliest organized effort to preserve local history appears to have been the founding of the (IHS) on December 11,… Read More »Historical Organizations and Events
Indianapolis Early Music Established in 1966 and originally known as the Festival Music Society, Indianapolis Early Music (IEM) is the oldest continuous presenter… Read More »Indianapolis Early Music
Indianapolis Literary Club The Indianapolis Literary Club was founded on January 10, 1877, by John D. Howland, who became the club’s president, Rev.… Read More »Indianapolis Literary Club
Irish Individuals of Irish ancestry were among the earliest settlers in Indiana’s capital. Emigrants from Ireland came via eastern cities to… Read More »Irish
David Jackson Kemper (Dec. 24, 1789-May 24, 1870). Episcopal priest and missionary bishop of Indiana and Missouri, David Jackson Kemper was a native… Read More »David Jackson Kemper
Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis The Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis, fosters public awareness of Marion County and Indianapolis history through publications, programs, and an… Read More »Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis
Charles Wesley Myers (Dec. 16, 1890-May 13, 1985). Born in Marysville, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine… Read More »Charles Wesley Myers
Abraham Reck (Jan. 2, 1791-May 18, 1869). Born in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, Abraham Reck studied for the ministry and held his first pastorate… Read More »Abraham Reck
Riverside Amusement Park Riverside Amusement Park, located on West 30th Street at and adjacent to Riverside City Park began as a joint venture… Read More »Riverside Amusement Park
J. Russel Robinson (July 8, 1892-Sept. 30, 1963). A native of Indianapolis, Joseph Russell Robinson left to begin his career as a pianist… Read More »J. Russel Robinson
Special Service Districts Special Service Districts are jurisdictions for Indianapolis city police protection, fire protection, and other service delivery. These districts have artificial… Read More »Special Service Districts
Squirrel Migrations Beginning during the second half of September 1822, Indianapolis residents witnessed a massive westward migration of gray squirrels, crossing “the… Read More »Squirrel Migrations
Structure of Unigov City-county consolidation in Indianapolis is not a one-community, one-government system. Although the consolidation was named “Unigov” for “unified government,” Marion… Read More »Structure of Unigov
Unigov and Political Participation The 1969 reorganization of Indianapolis-Marion County local government known as Unigov had profound effects on patterns of political participation and… Read More »Unigov and Political Participation
Unigov and Public Finance The UNIGOV reorganization of local government affected public finance—governmental revenues, expenditures, and indebtedness—within Indianapolis and Marion County. As with service… Read More »Unigov and Public Finance
Unigov and Service Delivery Some local public services in Marion County are provided countywide, others more nearly match the pre-Unigov “old city” of Indianapolis,… Read More »Unigov and Service Delivery
Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi After the fall of Rome to French troops in 1849, former Catholic priest and Italian patriot Gavazzi escaped to England… Read More »Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi
Wonderland Amusement Park Milwaukee and Indianapolis investors established the Wonderland Construction Company in 1905 to furnish amusements on Indianapolis’ eastside. On Saturday evening,… Read More »Wonderland Amusement Park