Interurbans Interurbans developed in the late 19th century as a result of technological breakthroughs in small electric motors and long-distance electrical… Read More »Interurbans
William N. Jackson (June 6, 1809-Dec. 9, 1900). Union Station executive William N. Jackson worked as a youth in his family’s small foundry… Read More »William N. Jackson
Lake Central Airlines Lake Central Airlines was established in May 1949, as Turner Airlines to provide short-haul service from its base at .… Read More »Lake Central Airlines
Little Buck Creek Greenway Little Buck Creek begins in mid-Franklin Township and flows west through Perry Township emptying into White River on Decatur Township’s… Read More »Little Buck Creek Greenway
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (M&I) was the first operable steam railroad completed in Indiana and one of the first… Read More »Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
Marmon Automobile A model of automobile produced in Indianapolis, often called “the nearest American approximation to the Rolls-Royce,” the Marmon was produced… Read More »Marmon Automobile
Marmon-Herrington Formed on March 13, 1931, the Marmon-Herrington Company, Inc., was the continuation of the truck division of the Marmon Motor… Read More »Marmon-Herrington
Howard C. Marmon (May 24, 1876-Apr. 4, 1943). Howard C. Marmon is most well-known for designing the Wasp, which won the first 500-mile… Read More »Howard C. Marmon
Mayflower Transit Company In 1927, trucker Conrad M. Gentry, formerly of , and International Harvester truck salesman Don F. Kenworthy started the Mayflower… Read More »Mayflower Transit Company
Hugh J. McGowan (Jan. 25, 1857-Dec. 19, 1911). Born of immigrant parents on a farm near Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, McGowan became a… Read More »Hugh J. McGowan
