Articles: Boxing Very little is known about boxing in early- and mid-19th century Indianapolis. Professional boxing was not yet organized. At that… Read More »Boxing Bush Stadium After the 1930 season. Norman Perry, owner and president of , announced plans to build a new baseball stadium on… Read More »Bush Stadium Christ Church Cathedral In June 1837, resident Episcopalians purchased a lot on the Governor’s Circle () to build a church. Thirty individuals organized… Read More »Christ Church Cathedral The Christ Church Cathedral Choir The Christ Church Cathedral Choir was formed in 1883 and has since earned an international reputation for musical excellence. The… Read More »The Christ Church Cathedral Choir City Committee During the 1970s and 1980s, a small group of local professionals held a series of private meetings about and took… Read More »City Committee Charles E. Coots (July 22, 1851-Apr. 24, 1930). Coots was born at Hagerstown in Wayne County, Indiana, and grew up in Cambridge City.… Read More »Charles E. Coots George S. Cottman (May 10, 1857-May 18, 1941). George S. Cottman was born in Indianapolis on the square opposite the Indiana Statehouse. His… Read More »George S. Cottman John Douglass (Nov. 12, 1787-Aug. 9, 1851). Douglass moved to Vevay, Indiana, from Philadelphia in 1820. He had learned the printing trade… Read More »John Douglass Fires The first recorded fire in Indianapolis occurred on January 17, 1825, when Thomas Carter’s tavern burned to the ground. There… Read More »Fires Football College Butler and DePauw played the state’s first intercollegiate game at the old 7th Street Baseball Grounds in Indianapolis in… Read More »Football Geist Reservoir Realizing that the could not continue to meet the growing city’s water demands, the had the foresight to purchase 5,727… Read More »Geist Reservoir 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 Hancock County Hancock County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the east and part of the . The families of Andrew Evans,… Read More »Hancock County Hendricks County Hendricks County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the west and part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It… Read More »Hendricks County Highland-Brookside Highland-Brookside is an eastside neighborhood bounded on the north by I-70, on the east by the Conrail Tracks and Sherman… Read More »Highland-Brookside Hinkle Fieldhouse Hinkle Fieldhouse is the nation’s oldest college basketball arena and takes the nickname, “Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral.” The construction of Butler… Read More »Hinkle Fieldhouse Indiana Catholic and Record Joseph P. O’Mahoney, a native of Tralee, County Kerry Ireland, issued the first Indiana Catholic on February 4, 1910, for… Read More »Indiana Catholic and Record Indianapolis Gazette The original Gazette was Indianapolis’ first newspaper, appearing on January 28, 1822, with as editor and publisher. Initially, the Gazette… Read More »Indianapolis Gazette Indianapolis Project In December 1981, the Indianapolis Project was formed as a public relations campaign to enhance the city’s reputation and attract… Read More »Indianapolis Project Indianapolis Sun The first Sun, begun by Joseph A. Dynes and a Mr. Seifert, was an independent advertising sheet that lasted less… Read More »Indianapolis Sun Indy Police Athletic & Activities League Officer Forrest Higgs organized the first Police Athletic League (PAL) club at Rhodius Park (southwestern Indianapolis) in 1941 as part… Read More »Indy Police Athletic & Activities League Islamic Society Of North America The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has its origins in the Muslim Students Association (MSA) of the United States… Read More »Islamic Society Of North America Johnson County Johnson County, located south of Indianapolis, is named after John Johnson, the first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.… Read More »Johnson County Madison County Madison County is located northeast of Marion County and is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson . It occupies 453 square miles… Read More »Madison County Marion County Home of the City of Indianapolis, Marion County was named in honor of Revolutionary War General Francis Marion. It was… Read More »Marion County George Francis McGinnis (Mar. 19, 1826-May 29, 1910). Union Army general George Francis McGinnis was born in Boston. Shortly thereafter, his mother died,… Read More »George Francis McGinnis Morgan County Morgan County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the southwest and part of the Indianapolis Settlers began entering land in… Read More »Morgan County National Surgical Institute Dr. H. R. Allen established the National Surgical Institute in Indianapolis in 1858. The institute was the first of its… Read More »National Surgical Institute Olympic Exhibitions Since 1924 Indianapolis has hosted 18 Olympic exhibition events in 10 different sports. The 1980s saw an increase in these… Read More »Olympic Exhibitions Red Key Tavern In 1933, George and R. H. Duke opened the Olde English Tavern in a new building at 52nd Street and… Read More »Red Key Tavern Saturday Evening Post Benjamin Franklin started the Saturday Evening Post in Philadelphia in 1724. It began as a weekly broadsheet newspaper that published… Read More »Saturday Evening Post Shelby County Shelby County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the southeast and part of the . James Wilson was the first… Read More »Shelby County Sunday Schools Presbyterian physician started the first Sunday school in Indianapolis in 1823. The Indianapolis Sabbath School met at Caleb Scudder’s cabinet… Read More »Sunday Schools Tennis Little information has survived concerning tennis in Indianapolis in the 19th century. The (IAC) hosted the earliest recorded tournaments in… Read More »Tennis United Northwest Area The United Northwest Area (UNWA) is located in what was once a large, unincorporated area known as . It is… Read More »United Northwest Area
Boxing Very little is known about boxing in early- and mid-19th century Indianapolis. Professional boxing was not yet organized. At that… Read More »Boxing
Bush Stadium After the 1930 season. Norman Perry, owner and president of , announced plans to build a new baseball stadium on… Read More »Bush Stadium
Christ Church Cathedral In June 1837, resident Episcopalians purchased a lot on the Governor’s Circle () to build a church. Thirty individuals organized… Read More »Christ Church Cathedral
The Christ Church Cathedral Choir The Christ Church Cathedral Choir was formed in 1883 and has since earned an international reputation for musical excellence. The… Read More »The Christ Church Cathedral Choir
City Committee During the 1970s and 1980s, a small group of local professionals held a series of private meetings about and took… Read More »City Committee
Charles E. Coots (July 22, 1851-Apr. 24, 1930). Coots was born at Hagerstown in Wayne County, Indiana, and grew up in Cambridge City.… Read More »Charles E. Coots
George S. Cottman (May 10, 1857-May 18, 1941). George S. Cottman was born in Indianapolis on the square opposite the Indiana Statehouse. His… Read More »George S. Cottman
John Douglass (Nov. 12, 1787-Aug. 9, 1851). Douglass moved to Vevay, Indiana, from Philadelphia in 1820. He had learned the printing trade… Read More »John Douglass
Fires The first recorded fire in Indianapolis occurred on January 17, 1825, when Thomas Carter’s tavern burned to the ground. There… Read More »Fires
Football College Butler and DePauw played the state’s first intercollegiate game at the old 7th Street Baseball Grounds in Indianapolis in… Read More »Football
Geist Reservoir Realizing that the could not continue to meet the growing city’s water demands, the had the foresight to purchase 5,727… Read More »Geist Reservoir
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
Hancock County Hancock County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the east and part of the . The families of Andrew Evans,… Read More »Hancock County
Hendricks County Hendricks County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the west and part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It… Read More »Hendricks County
Highland-Brookside Highland-Brookside is an eastside neighborhood bounded on the north by I-70, on the east by the Conrail Tracks and Sherman… Read More »Highland-Brookside
Hinkle Fieldhouse Hinkle Fieldhouse is the nation’s oldest college basketball arena and takes the nickname, “Indiana’s Basketball Cathedral.” The construction of Butler… Read More »Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indiana Catholic and Record Joseph P. O’Mahoney, a native of Tralee, County Kerry Ireland, issued the first Indiana Catholic on February 4, 1910, for… Read More »Indiana Catholic and Record
Indianapolis Gazette The original Gazette was Indianapolis’ first newspaper, appearing on January 28, 1822, with as editor and publisher. Initially, the Gazette… Read More »Indianapolis Gazette
Indianapolis Project In December 1981, the Indianapolis Project was formed as a public relations campaign to enhance the city’s reputation and attract… Read More »Indianapolis Project
Indianapolis Sun The first Sun, begun by Joseph A. Dynes and a Mr. Seifert, was an independent advertising sheet that lasted less… Read More »Indianapolis Sun
Indy Police Athletic & Activities League Officer Forrest Higgs organized the first Police Athletic League (PAL) club at Rhodius Park (southwestern Indianapolis) in 1941 as part… Read More »Indy Police Athletic & Activities League
Islamic Society Of North America The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has its origins in the Muslim Students Association (MSA) of the United States… Read More »Islamic Society Of North America
Johnson County Johnson County, located south of Indianapolis, is named after John Johnson, the first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.… Read More »Johnson County
Madison County Madison County is located northeast of Marion County and is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson . It occupies 453 square miles… Read More »Madison County
Marion County Home of the City of Indianapolis, Marion County was named in honor of Revolutionary War General Francis Marion. It was… Read More »Marion County
George Francis McGinnis (Mar. 19, 1826-May 29, 1910). Union Army general George Francis McGinnis was born in Boston. Shortly thereafter, his mother died,… Read More »George Francis McGinnis
Morgan County Morgan County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the southwest and part of the Indianapolis Settlers began entering land in… Read More »Morgan County
National Surgical Institute Dr. H. R. Allen established the National Surgical Institute in Indianapolis in 1858. The institute was the first of its… Read More »National Surgical Institute
Olympic Exhibitions Since 1924 Indianapolis has hosted 18 Olympic exhibition events in 10 different sports. The 1980s saw an increase in these… Read More »Olympic Exhibitions
Red Key Tavern In 1933, George and R. H. Duke opened the Olde English Tavern in a new building at 52nd Street and… Read More »Red Key Tavern
Saturday Evening Post Benjamin Franklin started the Saturday Evening Post in Philadelphia in 1724. It began as a weekly broadsheet newspaper that published… Read More »Saturday Evening Post
Shelby County Shelby County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the southeast and part of the . James Wilson was the first… Read More »Shelby County
Sunday Schools Presbyterian physician started the first Sunday school in Indianapolis in 1823. The Indianapolis Sabbath School met at Caleb Scudder’s cabinet… Read More »Sunday Schools
Tennis Little information has survived concerning tennis in Indianapolis in the 19th century. The (IAC) hosted the earliest recorded tournaments in… Read More »Tennis
United Northwest Area The United Northwest Area (UNWA) is located in what was once a large, unincorporated area known as . It is… Read More »United Northwest Area