Exploring the expedition to locate the site of the seat of government for the state of Indiana, and the future site of Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of boating on the Central Canal in Indianapolis, and the sinking of the paddleboat Indiana on that waterway.

Exploring the history of the neighborhood around 12th Street and the Canal in Indianapolis through the photography of O. James Fox.

Celebrating 3 years of the Class 900 Indy, this is an expanded version of the blog's first post looking at the proposed White River Lake.

Exploring the history of the Fall Creek Trail, the first greenway in Indianapolis.

Exploring the history of the Native American population in and around Indianapolis at the time of the city's founding in 1820 and 1821.

Exploring the history of the National Road Bridge over the White River through the sketches of Christian Schrader and other sources.

Exploring the history of the former Blue Ridge Water Tank in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.

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.

Exploring the past and present of the intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street in Indianapolis.

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

Investigating one of the remaining vestiges of Fairview Park in Indianapolis.

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

Investigating the history of a bunch of bricks along the Central Canal walk in downtown Indianapolis.

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

Exploring the history of the Central Canal with an annotated map of the canal route through Indianapolis and Central Indiana.

My research on the history of the Central Canal in Indiana led to the discovery of the ruins of a culvert for the canal near Indianapolis.

This past weekend I went for a trail run along the top of the White River levee in the Warfleigh neighborhood (southside of the river),...

Traveling across the White River on 16th St. you would be forgiven if you did not notice a large dam just south of the bridge. The dam...