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
Theaters Indianapolis’s first theatrical production took place in 1823 on New Year’s Eve. A traveling theatrical troupe performed in the dining… Read More »Theaters
Third Parties And Independent Candidates Though many have tried, none have succeeded in dislodging the hold that Republicans and Democrats (or, in the antebellum period,… Read More »Third Parties And Independent Candidates
Topography The ground surface of Marion County and the materials that underlie it are the results of the last glaciation of… Read More »Topography
