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Donald M. Mattison
Donald M. Mattison
(Apr. 24, 1905-July 28, 1975). Born in Rockford, Illinois, where his father invented machine tools and his mother taught school,… Read More »Donald M. Mattison
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Joseph Elmer Ritter
Joseph Elmer Ritter

(July 20, 1892-June 10, 1967). Ritter was born in New Albany, Indiana. Upon entering S...
Henry Cornelius Atkins

Atkins was born on November 27, 1868 in Atlanta, Idaho Territory, and moved to Indiana...
Mary Ellen Cable
Mary Ellen Cable

Mary Ellen Cable was an influential educator to Indianapolis elementary school student...
Joseph E. Walther
Joseph E. Walther

(Nov. 24, 1912-Dec. 10, 2005). Joseph Edward Walther was born and raised in Rushville,...
 
Stockyards
In 1876, Indianapolis financed the construction of the Union Railroad Transfer and Stock Yards Company, which comprised the first public… Read More »Stockyards
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Pleasant Run Greenway

Pleasant Run Greenway, also known as the Pleasant Run Trail, is a 6.9-mile multi-use t...
Westfield
Westfield

Westfield is located in western , nine miles north of Indianapolis. In 1832, the area ...
Avondale Playhouse
Avondale Playhouse

Regarded as one of the Midwest’s top professional summer stock theaters, the Avondal...
Hook’s Historical Drug Store
Hook’s Historical Drug Store

Located in the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the Hook’s museum was opened in August 196...
 
Tony Kiritsis Case
Tony Kiritsis Case
The morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, a real estate developer, entered the office of Richard… Read More »Tony Kiritsis Case
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1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral inf...
Broad Ripple Art Fair
Broad Ripple Art Fair

On May 23, 1971, the first Broad Ripple Art Fair (BRAF) took place on a concrete parki...
NCAA Basketball Finals
NCAA Basketball Finals

By 2020, the city of Indianapolis had hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Associat...
Meet The Artists
Meet The Artists

artist-in-residence Anthony Radford put together the first Meet the Artists showcase i...
 
Slovenian National Home
who were less interested in religion–socialists, freethinkers, and anticlericals–organized the Slovenski Narodni Dom (Slovenian National Home) as a counterweight to… Read More »Slovenian National Home
Slovenian National Home
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Indianapolis Public Schools
Indianapolis Public Schools

Although Indiana’s 1816 constitution required the General Assembly to provide for a ...
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission

Allison Transmission is a major producer of aircraft engines. , a founding partner of ...
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital

Since 1881, has provided care to children, but its pediatric hospital did not open unt...
Capital Improvement Board

Created by the Indiana General Assembly in 1965, the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) i...
 
Dance Bands
Dance Bands
Professional bands hired to perform for public and private social dances began to flourish in Indianapolis during the 1880s. Groups… Read More »Dance Bands
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Children’s Literature

Indianapolis has long been a center for children’s literature, primarily because...
Burmese
Burmese

Indiana is home to the greatest number of Burmese refugees in the United States, with ...
Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment

U.S. Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana in 1972 introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)...
Holiness Churches

Historically and theologically, most Holiness churches trace their roots to the Method...
 
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Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Exhibits feature Gallery Exhibits of Indianapolis Artists and other cultural topics.
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The Atlas explores the resources, infrastructure, and quality of life in Central Indiana.
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