Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park Located in , Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park is about 12 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis and is a 1,700-acre… Read More »Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park
Robert Sanford Foster (Jan. 27, 1834-Mar. 4, 1903). Born in Vernon, Indiana, Robert Sandford Foster came to Indianapolis at age 16, learning the… Read More »Robert Sanford Foster
Garfield Park Confederate Monument Upon its construction in 1910, a 35-foot monument marked the graves of 1,616 Confederate soldiers who died at , a… Read More »Garfield Park Confederate Monument
Gatling Gun The Gatling Gun was an early rapid-firing weapon, or machine gun, invented by . Gatling was a physician and real… Read More »Gatling Gun
Richard J. Gatling (Sept. 12, 1818-Feb. 26, 1903). Richard J. Gatling, born in North Carolina, later moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where, in… Read More »Richard J. Gatling
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization of Union veterans. Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson and General… Read More »Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Walter Quintin Gresham (Mar. 17, 1832-May 28, 1895). A native of Harrison County, Indiana, Gresham attended Indiana University one year before reading law.… Read More »Walter Quintin Gresham
Heslar Naval Armory Riverside High School, formerly the Heslar Naval Armory, originally was the home of the Indiana Naval Reserve at Indianapolis (1938-1976).… Read More »Heslar Naval Armory
Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. (HVAF) advocates for all veterans and their families to help them achieve the best possible… Read More »Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc.
Indiana National Guard The Indiana National Guard traces its beginnings to 1801 when the Indiana Territory organized companies to defend local settlements. In… Read More »Indiana National Guard
