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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU1L_brookville-road_Indianapolis-IN.html
Side one:
On December 31, 1821, a 78-mile state road was authorized from the Ohio border to Indianapolis through Brookville, to be built with required citizen labor. Commissioners filed a survey report June 24, 1822 for the Brookville State Roa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRL1_bowen-merrill-fire-indianapolis-fire-department_Indianapolis-IN.html
Side A:Bowen-Merrill FireOn March 17, 1890 the Bowen-Merrill Company stationery and book store at 16-18 West Washington Street caught fire. Eighty-six firemen fought the blaze. The wood framed roof and floors collapsed, dropping many men into the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM39E_anthony-wayne_Indianapolis-IN.html
1745-1796. Wayne Township was named for Gen. Anthony Wayne. This hero of the Revolution defeated the Indians at Fallen Timbers, 1794, and opened large areas for settlement by the Treaty of Greene Ville, 1795.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM395_macedonian-tribune_Indianapolis-IN.html
Original location of the Macedonian Tribune, 20 South West Street, from 1927-1949. Founded by immigrants from Macedonia as the voice of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization, the paper continues to be published in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM38U_brig-general-benjamin-harrison_Indianapolis-IN.html
1833-1901. Entered the Union Army as 2nd Lt. of the 70th Indiana Regiment. He insisted on turning raw recruits into disciplined soldiers. He later was United States Senator from Indiana and the twenty-third President of the United States.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM38L_lincoln-to-the-citizens-of-indiana_Indianapolis-IN.html
". . . it is your business . . . if the Union of these States, and the liberties of this people, shall be lost. . . . It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union. . . ."
From speech by President-elect Abraham Lincoln at intersection o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM38D_toll-house-michigan-road_Indianapolis-IN.html
Operated by Augusta Gravel Road Co., circa 1866-1892. First major state road, built in the 1830's, from the Ohio River to Lake Michigan.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM31U_ladies-and-gentlemen-elvis-has-left-the-building_Indianapolis-IN.html
Former site of the Market Square Arena where on June 26, 1977 Elvis Aaron Presley performed his final concert. A scarf given by Elvis at that concert and words of remembrance from his fans have been encased in this marker so that a future generati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM31K_market-street-temple_Indianapolis-IN.html
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation (Reform) founded 1856 as state's fourth Jewish congregation. Its temple, first in the city, built here 1865-1868 to serve members in area's German Jewish neighborhood. As membership grew and moved northward, congre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2IP_ovid-butler-sr_Indianapolis-IN.html
(Front): Born 1801 in New York; moved to Indiana 1817. Admitted to bar 1825; became influential lawyer. Settled in Indianapolis 1836. His opposition to slavery on moral and religious grounds was reflected in his political affiliations and support …