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
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
Frederick Douglass Park Formerly known as Douglass Park, Frederick Douglass Park sits on 43 acres of land between 25th and 30th streets and… Read More »Frederick Douglass Park
Garfield Park and Conservatory In 1874, the Jeffersonville Railroad sold a 98-acre tract along its right of way to a group of entrepreneurs who… Read More »Garfield Park and Conservatory
Geist Reservoir Realizing that the could not continue to meet the growing city’s water demands, the had the foresight to purchase 5,727… Read More »Geist Reservoir
Geology The general geology of Marion County, gently dipping sedimentary rocks overlaid by glacial deposits, is similar to many other areas… Read More »Geology