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Then & Now: Laying the Cornerstone of the Central Library

A short 'then and now' about the history behind the 1916 setting of the cornerstone for the Central Library in downtown Indianaoplis.

Discovering the Venerable behind Flackville

Exploring the background of the neighborhood today known as 'Venerable Flackville.'

The (Almost) State Centennial Plaza

Exploring the plan, and fate, of the Indiana Centennial Plaza

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.

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.

Searching for the Riverside Park Bear Pit

Exploring the history behind the Riverside Park bear pit in Indianapolis.

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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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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.

The Lost Lock of the Central Canal

Exploring the site of a stone lock in downtown Indianapolis along the route of the Central Canal.