Unigov and Service Delivery Some local public services in Marion County are provided countywide, others more nearly match the pre-Unigov “old city” of Indianapolis,… Read More »Unigov and Service Delivery
Unitarians-Universalists In 1961, the Unitarian and Universalist churches in the United States and Canada merged to form a new body called… Read More »Unitarians-Universalists
Upland Southerners From its beginning, Indianapolis possessed a significant population of native and former residents of the Upland South, a region that… Read More »Upland Southerners
Urban Legends Folklore and urban legends manifest themselves in various genres or categories such as tales, legends, songs, beliefs, and customs. The… Read More »Urban Legends
USS Indianapolis Four U.S. Navy vessels have been named for the city of Indianapolis. The first USS Indianapolis (3865), built by the… Read More »USS Indianapolis
Vaudeville The history of vaudeville in Indianapolis parallels that of other cities. Touring shows (circuses, musicals, comedies, melodramas, burlesque shows, varieties,… Read More »Vaudeville
Vocational Education Apprenticeship remained for hundreds of years the primary method of transmitting trade skills to new practitioners. It was not until… Read More »Vocational Education
Waterways Indianapolis is home to multiple rivers and streams including its main waterway, the . The waterways of Indianapolis are part… Read More »Waterways
Wetlands Early historians described pioneer as having an abundance of swamps, bottoms, bayous and sloughs. Their accounts noted that these areas,… Read More »Wetlands
White Women’s Clubs The white women’s club movement in Indianapolis closely paralleled the white women’s club movement nationwide. After the Civil War, many… Read More »White Women’s Clubs
