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    Writing on the Wall: J.H. Kroh and the Construction of the Fall Creek Wall
    • Apr 16
    • 6 min

    Writing on the Wall: J.H. Kroh and the Construction of the Fall Creek Wall

    Exploring the history behind an inscription from 1907 I found on a flood wall along Fall Creek in Indianapolis.
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    Harriette Bailey Conn: A Groundbreaking Life and Career
    • Feb 26
    • 7 min

    Harriette Bailey Conn: A Groundbreaking Life and Career

    Exploring the life and career of pioneering attorney and Butler-Tarkington resident, Harriette Bailey Conn.
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    eBay Find: Nathaniel West and the Purchase of Land in Indianapolis
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 9 min

    eBay Find: Nathaniel West and the Purchase of Land in Indianapolis

    Exploring the history behind a historical document found on eBay which details the sale of land early in the history of Indianapolis.
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    Constructing a Legacy: William P. Jungclaus and the Building of Indianapolis
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 11 min

    Constructing a Legacy: William P. Jungclaus and the Building of Indianapolis

    Exploring the history of William P. Jungclaus and the founding of the present day Jungclaus Campbell general contracting firm.
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    An Indianapolis Landmark: The National Road Covered Bridge
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 12 min

    An Indianapolis Landmark: The National Road Covered Bridge

    Exploring the history of the National Road Bridge over the White River through the sketches of Christian Schrader and other sources.
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    eBay Find: The Assignment of Dower to Elizabeth Martindale
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 8 min

    eBay Find: The Assignment of Dower to Elizabeth Martindale

    Exploring the background of a document found on ebay which dates to 1840's Indianapolis and addresses the assignment of a widow's dower.
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    William Watson Woollen and His Garden: Early Environmental Conservation in Indianapolis
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 16 min

    William Watson Woollen and His Garden: Early Environmental Conservation in Indianapolis

    Looking at the efforts of William Watson Woollen to protect nature and to establish Woollen's Gardens of Birds and Botany.
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    Home of a Literary Legend: The New Historical Marker at the Booth Tarkington House
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Home of a Literary Legend: The New Historical Marker at the Booth Tarkington House

    Exploring the placement of a new historical marker explaining the history of Booth Tarkington and his home on Meridian St. in Indianapolis.
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    Lillian Fox and the Establishment of the Oak Hill Tuberculosis Camp
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 8 min

    Lillian Fox and the Establishment of the Oak Hill Tuberculosis Camp

    Exploring the history of the Oak Hill tuberculosis camp in Indianapolis, and its founder, Lillian Thomas Fox.
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    eBay Find: Deposition of Thomas A. Morris
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 8 min

    eBay Find: Deposition of Thomas A. Morris

    Analyzing a piece of Indianapolis history from a lawsuit filed by Samuel Henderson, the future first mayor of Indianapolis.
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    Lucius Burrie Swift: From a Civil Service Reformer to a Monument in Garfield Park
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Lucius Burrie Swift: From a Civil Service Reformer to a Monument in Garfield Park

    Exploring the history of a monument to Lucius Burrie Swift and the life of the Indianapolis civil service reformer.
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    'No Mean City' and Calvin Fletcher
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    'No Mean City' and Calvin Fletcher

    Exploring the Calvin Fletcher connection with the No Mean City phrase and the history of Indianapolis.
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    Edward Eickhoff and the Pioneering of the Christmas Tree Farm in Indianapolis
    • Dec 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Edward Eickhoff and the Pioneering of the Christmas Tree Farm in Indianapolis

    Exploring the world of Christmas trees and Edward Eickhoff, one of the first to commercially grow Christmas trees in Indianapolis.
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    Indianapolis First: The Career of Elizabeth Rainey
    • Oct 27, 2019
    • 4 min

    Indianapolis First: The Career of Elizabeth Rainey

    Elizabeth Rainey was the first woman from Indianapolis to be elected to the Indiana General Assembly.
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    Hidden History: The Crows Nest Cemetery
    • Sep 4, 2019
    • 8 min

    Hidden History: The Crows Nest Cemetery

    Explore the history of the little known Crows Nest Cemetery and the earlier Indianapolis residents who are now at rest there.
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    Andrew W. Ramsey: The Name Behind The Park
    • Jan 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Andrew W. Ramsey: The Name Behind The Park

    Note: A version of this blog post appeared in the Butler Tarkington Neighborhood Association newsletter in early 2018. Butler...
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    Armistice Day Connection: Karl Schoen of the Army Air Service.
    • Nov 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Armistice Day Connection: Karl Schoen of the Army Air Service.

    Note: This is an updated version of a post I wrote for a cycling blog I maintained when I was racing mountain bikes more regularly than I...
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    #indyplaques: The Birthplace of a Literary Icon
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    #indyplaques: The Birthplace of a Literary Icon

    I walk and bike around Indianapolis a lot. When you aren't encased in a metal shell of a car, and if you keep your eyes off your phone,...
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    Berry Farms As Far As The Eye Can See: The Blue Family Farmers of Indianapolis
    • Sep 18, 2018
    • 6 min

    Berry Farms As Far As The Eye Can See: The Blue Family Farmers of Indianapolis

    Examining the history of the Blue family and their fruit farms in present day Butler-Tarkington.
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