Speech And Dialect There have been no studies of the speech and dialect of Indianapolis, however, studies including Indiana and the Midwest give… Read More »Speech And Dialect
Sports Broadcasting Indianapolis broadcasting and sports have been linked since the early 1920s. In 1922 stations and broadcast reports on the ,… Read More »Sports Broadcasting
Sports Medicine Well before the term “sports medicine” had come into common use, a few Indianapolis physicians began concentrating on the treatment… Read More »Sports Medicine
Street Paving Methods Indianapolis streets originally consisted of dirt paths hewn from the forest, in which the stumps were gradually removed.” Corduroy” logs… Read More »Street Paving Methods
Streetcars The streets of Indianapolis have known three kinds of externally guided vehicles offering scheduled passenger service. The mule car (1864-1894),… Read More »Streetcars
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
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
Teacher Unions Two fundamentally different national organizations serve as advocates for educators’ interests. The National Education Association (NEA) is open to all… Read More »Teacher Unions
Temperance and Prohibition Alcohol long has been an accepted part of American life. By the early 19th century, many people and physicians believed… Read More »Temperance and Prohibition
Tennis Little information has survived concerning tennis in Indianapolis in the 19th century. The (IAC) hosted the earliest recorded tournaments in… Read More »Tennis
