Looking at the efforts of William Watson Woollen to protect nature and to establish Woollen's Gardens of Birds and Botany.

Part two in a series on the history of Geist Reservoir, this posting looks at the efforts to expand Geist, and to develop its shores.

Exploring the history of two environmental disasters on the White River and the impact on Indianapolis.

Geist Reservoir was constructed with an eye towards providing Indianapolis with an additional source of water as the city continued to grow

Exploring the history of the 1849 cholera epidemic in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of two ravines once located in downtown Indianapolis that helped facilitate the flooding of the new state capitol.

Exploring the ice industry, and the resulting drama, in Indianapolis during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Exploring the history and eventual elimination of Pogue's Run through downtown Indianapolis.

Explore the history of tree planting in Indianapolis and the early work of the 1858 Shade Tree Association.