High Schools Early in its history Indianapolis was dubbed the “railroad city,” because of its location at the intersection of several important… Read More »High Schools
Higher Education Indianapolis boasts a large array of post-secondary institutions, extending from traditional four-year colleges to a major urban university to populist… Read More »Higher Education
Hinduism Growing quietly in Indianapolis since the 1960s, Hinduism became a far more visible religion in Indianapolis in the first decades… Read More »Hinduism
Hispanics Hispanic presence in Indianapolis is recorded as far back as 1870 in the city’s federal census. Hispanic immigration to Indianapolis… Read More »Hispanics
Historic Preservation The goal of historic preservation is to preserve and maintain significant structures or groupings of structures for present and future… Read More »Historic Preservation
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
Histories of Indianapolis The historiography of the Hoosier capital begins with a “Historical Sketch of Indianapolis” prepared by for A. C. Howard’s Directory,… Read More »Histories of Indianapolis
Hockey Capitals Indianapolis’ first professional hockey team, the Capitals, made its debut in October 1939 and played in the newly constructed… Read More »Hockey
Holiness Churches Historically and theologically, most Holiness churches trace their roots to the Methodist tradition; that is, they attempt to maintain the… Read More »Holiness Churches
Home Rule The concept of “home rule” permits local communities within a state to provide for their own governments and to exercise… Read More »Home Rule
