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  2. History of Indianapolis - Wikipedia

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    While the Marion County Temperance Society (1828), the Indianapolis Benevolent Society (1835), and the Indianapolis Widows and Orphans Friends' Society (1851), addressed the town's early social concerns, the Indiana State Library (1825) and the Indiana Historical Society (1830) were formed to preserve state and local history. [63]

  3. Timeline of Indianapolis - Wikipedia

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    1821 Plat of the Town of Indianapolis from December 1821 Sign on the Indianapolis City County Building commemorating the founding of Indianapolis. On January 6 the Indiana General Assembly ratifies the site selection on the White River in central Indiana as the permanent state capital of Indiana and names it Indianapolis, the state's new seat ...

  4. Indianapolis - Wikipedia

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    Indianapolis (/ ˌ ɪ n d i ə ˈ n æ p ə l ɪ s / ⓘ IN-dee-ə-NAP-ə-lis), [10] [11] colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

  5. Indiana Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is one of the United States' oldest and largest historical societies.It describes itself as "Indiana's Storyteller". It is housed in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center at 450 West Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, in The Canal and White River State Park Cultural District, neighboring the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of ...

  6. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis) - Wikipedia

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    The second Indiana Governor's Residence, built on the Circle in 1827.. The original plan of Indianapolis, founded in 1821, and platted by Alexander Ralston, included a circular, 80-foot (24 m) wide street that surrounded a circular, 3-acre (1.2 ha) plot of land as the focal point at the center of town.

  7. Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau - Wikipedia

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    The Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau is a public library building, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest public library in the state of Indiana, housing over 60,000 manuscripts. Established in 1934, the library has gathered a large collection of books on a vast variety of topics.

  8. North Meridian Street Historic District - Wikipedia

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    4000-5694 and 4001-5747 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Indiana: ... North Meridian Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Indianapolis, ...

  9. History of Indiana - Wikipedia

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    The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC.. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian cult