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Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege

Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege

The Lincoln funeral train arrived in a rainy Indianapolis at 7 A.M. on Sunday, April 30, 1865. The coffin was… Read More »Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege

Alice Adams

Alice Adams (Garden City, N.Y., 1921) is one of several novels written by Hoosier author . Tarkington depicted an Indianapolis… Read More »Alice Adams

As Sounding Brass

As Sounding Brass (New York City, 1964) is a novel written by Indianapolis attorney and Civil War expert . Published… Read More »As Sounding Brass

Mary Ritter Beard

Mary Ritter Beard

(Aug. 5, 1876-Aug. 14, 1958). Mary Ritter was born into an affluent and education-minded Methodist family in Indianapolis. Her father,… Read More »Mary Ritter Beard

Cold Spring Murder Case

Cold Spring Murder Case

The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along , near the intersection of… Read More »Cold Spring Murder Case

Eagle Creek Park

Eagle Creek Park

Before Eagle Creek Park was a municipal park, it was a 12-acre country estate called Eagle Crest Estate. purchased most… Read More »Eagle Creek Park

Charles Evans

(Nov. 13, 1850-Feb. 8, 1935). Born in Boston, Massachusetts, and educated in the public schools, Charles Evans was assistant at… Read More »Charles Evans

Fall Creek Massacre

Fall Creek Massacre

On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on in nearby to hunt. Apparently not… Read More »Fall Creek Massacre

Indianapolis Woman’s Club

Indianapolis Woman’s Club

The Indianapolis Woman’s Club (IWC) was founded on February 18, 1875, making it one of the oldest and longest-running clubs… Read More »Indianapolis Woman’s Club

Lockefield Gardens

Lockefield Gardens

Lockefield Gardens was the first major public housing project in Indianapolis. In the mid-1930s New Deal era, the federal Public… Read More »Lockefield Gardens

Old National Centre

Old National Centre

Located at 510 North New Jersey Street, Old National Centre, now a major event venue, was formerly known as the… Read More »Old National Centre

John A. Puryear

John A. Puryear

(Feb. 1855-Nov. 18, 1930). Puryear was born in North Carolina and came to Indianapolis about 1878. In 1891, he was… Read More »John A. Puryear

Van Camp Hardware

Van Camp Hardware

The founder of Van Camp Hardware, Cortland Van Camp (1852-1923), was born in Metamora, Indiana, in Franklin County. He was… Read More »Van Camp Hardware

Visits of Abraham Lincoln

Visits of Abraham Lincoln

President-elect Lincoln’s trip to Washington, D.C., in February 1861, for his inauguration as chief executive was a “progress” rather than… Read More »Visits of Abraham Lincoln

Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

In the mid-1860s, J. R. Osgood and S. F. Smith established a business producing wagon and carriage materials on South… Read More »Woodburn Sarven Wheel Company

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