City Planning The history of city planning in Indianapolis began with the founders’ plat. As the plan for the capital city of… Read More »City Planning
Climate Because of its continental mid-latitude location, Indianapolis has a temperate climate with very warm, humid summers and cool winters. Imposed… Read More »Climate
Conner Prairie Founded in 1964, Conner Prairie’s mission was to study and interpret the world of the early 19th-century settler in the… Read More »Conner Prairie
Department of Parks and Recreation The Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation oversees the Indianapolis and Marion County park system, which includes 212 parks, 11,258… Read More »Department of Parks and Recreation
Eagle Creek Park Before Eagle Creek Park was a municipal park, it was a 12-acre country estate called Eagle Crest Estate. purchased most… Read More »Eagle Creek Park
Fall Creek Bridges In 1899, a program of replacing Indianapolis’ steel and iron bridges with new “permanent” stone and concrete ones began. The… Read More »Fall Creek Bridges
Fall Creek Waterway Fall Creek, a major tributary of White River within Marion County, was one of the earliest focal points of Indianapolis.… Read More »Fall Creek Waterway
Flooding and Flood Control Because flood-producing precipitation is highly variable, floods may occur on a section of a single stream or many streams over… Read More »Flooding and Flood Control
Flora And Fauna The biological landscape of Indianapolis is a product of both postglacial climatic change and human activity, set in the varied… Read More »Flora And Fauna
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
