Fires The first recorded fire in Indianapolis occurred on January 17, 1825, when Thomas Carter’s tavern burned to the ground. There… Read More »Fires
Fred Sanders Case The Fred Sanders Case involved an Indianapolis parochial school teacher’s fatal shooting of an Indianapolis police officer. On the evening… Read More »Fred Sanders Case
Daniel Glazier (July 1, 1835-Mar. 11, 1873). Fire chief and the first Indianapolis fireman to die in the line of duty, Daniel… Read More »Daniel Glazier
The House of the Good Shepherd The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a order founded in 1835 in Angers, France, opened the House of the Good… Read More »The House of the Good Shepherd
Indiana Women’s Prison The Indiana Reformatory Institution for Women and Girls was founded in 1869 in Indianapolis, making it the first female correctional… Read More »Indiana Women’s Prison
Indianapolis Fire Department The first recorded fire in Indianapolis in a newly built wooden tavern opposite the courthouse on Washington Street, on January… Read More »Indianapolis Fire Department
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Residents of early Indianapolis prided themselves on the orderliness of the community. The peace was kept with a town marshal,… Read More »Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Helene Elise Hermine Knabe (Dec. 22, 1875-Oct. 24, 1911). Raised in Rügenwalder-Münde (then in Prussia, now Darlowko/Darlowo, Poland), Knabe lost her parents early in… Read More »Helene Elise Hermine Knabe
Lynching of John Tucker John Tucker became a victim of racially motivated violence in front of a crowd of almost 100 onlookers on West… Read More »Lynching of John Tucker
Lynching of William Keemer William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reconstruction, was born to James H.… Read More »Lynching of William Keemer
