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Marker at the site of John McCormick's cabin. Indianapolis was founded as the site for the new state capital in 1820 by an act of the Indiana General Assembly; however, the area where the city of Indianapolis now stands was once home to the Lenape (Delaware Nation), a native tribe who lived along the White River. [1]
1816 The U.S. Congress authorizes a state government for Indiana and donates federal land to establish a permanent seat of government for the new state. [1]1818 Under the terms of the Treaty of St. Mary's, the Delaware Nation cede their lands in Indiana to the U.S. government and agree to leave central Indiana by 1821.
Martindale-Brightwood Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library. Martindale–Brightwood is a historic neighborhood located on the near northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is bounded by 30th Street, Massachusetts Avenue, 21st Street, Sherman Drive, the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, and the Monon Trail. [1]
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. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River.
A coffin, a corpse and a baseball field: The strange history of Indianapolis' Greenlawn Cemetery. Remains found during AES drilling. While preparing to install a subsurface utility line, ...
African-American history of Indianapolis (1 C, 31 P) B. Burials at Crown Hill Cemetery (197 P) C. Centuries in Indianapolis (2 C) D. Decades in Indianapolis (5 C) G.
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In Speedway, Indiana, the town surrounding the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, decorated homes welcome race fans to the world's largest stadium, which seats 235,000 people, though it was known to ...