Michigan Road Early in the state’s history, the Michigan Road linked the Ohio River to Lake Michigan. Using federal funds earmarked for… Read More »Michigan Road
Monon Railroad The Monon Railroad’s Indianapolis branch dates to 1865 when the Indianapolis, Delphi, and Chicago Railway, later the Indianapolis and Chicago… Read More »Monon Railroad
Monon Trail An integral part of the Indy Greenways system, the Monon Trail is a 27.1-mile asphalt trail that connects four parks,… Read More »Monon Trail
National Automobile and Electric Company The National Automobile and Electric Company was founded in Indianapolis (1900) by L. S. Dow and Philip Goetz. Until 1902,… Read More »National Automobile and Electric Company
National Road Initially constructed over the course of 1811-1818 from Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling, (West) Virginia, the National Road was the first… Read More »National Road
Navistar International Transportation Corporation Chicago-based International Harvester grew out of Cyrus Hall McCormick’s 1831 invention of the mechanical reaper. In 1904, the farm machinery… Read More »Navistar International Transportation Corporation
New York Central Railroad Beginning in 1850, that later comprised parts of the New York Central (NYC) began operating to St. Louis and Cleveland;… Read More »New York Central Railroad
Arthur C. Newby (Dec. 29, 1865-Sept. 11, 1933). Born on a farm near Monrovia, Indiana, Newby came to Indianapolis around 1881 seeking employment… Read More »Arthur C. Newby
Nordyke and Marmon Nordyke and Marmon was a mill equipment and automobile manufacturer. In 1851, Ohio-born Ellis Nordyke started a flour mill equipment… Read More »Nordyke and Marmon
Norfolk Southern Railroad The one line of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad system that has a direct connection with Indianapolis was originally known… Read More »Norfolk Southern Railroad
