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Huffman Cemetery: Tracking Down a Graveyard in the Heart of Broad Ripple
Exploring the history of the Huffman Cemetery in the Broad Ripple neighborhood of Indianapolis.
Jun 20, 20247 min read
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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.
Jan 31, 20234 min read
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Discovering the Venerable behind Flackville
Exploring the background of the neighborhood today known as 'Venerable Flackville.'
Apr 2, 20216 min read
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The (Almost) State Centennial Plaza
Exploring the plan, and fate, of the Indiana Centennial Plaza
Feb 3, 202112 min read
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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.
Jan 7, 20218 min read
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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.
Dec 18, 202016 min read
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Searching for the Riverside Park Bear Pit
Exploring the history behind the Riverside Park bear pit in Indianapolis.
Dec 7, 20209 min read
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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.
Nov 26, 202016 min read
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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.
Apr 25, 20198 min read
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The Lost Lock of the Central Canal
Exploring the site of a stone lock in downtown Indianapolis along the route of the Central Canal.
Oct 8, 20187 min read
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