The Native American Presence at the Founding of 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.
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- Jun 21, 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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- Mar 12, 2021
- 8 min
Water On High: The Blue Ridge Water Tank in Butler-Tarkington
Exploring the history of the former Blue Ridge Water Tank in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood.
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- Nov 26, 2020
- 16 min
Shorewood and Highland: The History of Geist Reservoir Part II
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.
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- Sep 30, 2020
- 16 min
100 Years of Contamination: The White River fish kills of 1896 and 1999
Exploring the history of two environmental disasters on the White River and the impact on Indianapolis.
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- Aug 3, 2020
- 2 min
Past and Present: Intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street
Exploring the past and present of the intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street in Indianapolis.
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- Apr 24, 2020
- 9 min
Born Of A Need: The History of Geist Reservoir (Part 1)
Geist Reservoir was constructed with an eye towards providing Indianapolis with an additional source of water as the city continued to grow
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- Mar 14, 2020
- 4 min
The Bridges of Fairview & Butler
Investigating one of the remaining vestiges of Fairview Park in Indianapolis.
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- Mar 1, 2020
- 5 min
The Troublesome Ravines of Indianapolis
Exploring the history of two ravines once located in downtown Indianapolis that helped facilitate the flooding of the new state capitol.
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- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
The Memory Remains: The Brick Ruin On The Downtown Canal Walk
Investigating the history of a bunch of bricks along the Central Canal walk in downtown Indianapolis.
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- Nov 14, 2019
- 5 min
And Then It Was Gone: The Vanishing of Pogue's Run
Exploring the history and eventual elimination of Pogue's Run through downtown Indianapolis.
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- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
Searching For The Central Canal
Exploring the history of the Central Canal with an annotated map of the canal route through Indianapolis and Central Indiana.
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- Apr 25, 2019
- 8 min
Discovering The Central Canal's Buck Creek Culvert
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.
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
Tracking History: The Remains of the Warfleigh Bridge
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),...
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- Nov 25, 2018
- 5 min
The Death of a Dam
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...
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- Nov 8, 2018
- 3 min
Bricks in the River
A bit of a hybrid post, as we’ll be looking at a piece of connected history between Brazil, Indiana and Indianapolis. To set the scene, I...
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- Oct 8, 2018
- 7 min
The Lost Lock of the Central Canal
Exploring the site of a stone lock in downtown Indianapolis along the route of the Central Canal.
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- Aug 12, 2018
- 6 min
A river runs through it, but we'd rather have a lake
A defining characteristic of Indy's landscape, the White River adjacent to present day Butler University was nearly transformed into an...
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