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 seeking employment about 1881… 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
David M. Parry (Mar. 26, 1852-May 12, 1915). Businessman and foe of organized labor, David M. Parry was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,… Read More »David M. Parry
Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the four major northeastern rail systems that served Indianapolis. The oldest predecessor line, the… Read More »Pennsylvania Railroad
Public Transportation The origins of public transportation in Indianapolis date to 1863 when the Citizens’ Street Railroad Company competed and won against… Read More »Public Transportation
Railroad Strike of 1877 Beginning in the East as a result of announced wage cuts, the railroad strike of 1877 spread west quickly. Freight… Read More »Railroad Strike of 1877