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Founded in 1820, the area where the city now stands was originally home to the Lenape (Delaware Nation). In 1821, a small settlement on the west fork of the White River at the mouth of Fall Creek became the county seat of Marion County, and the state capital of Indiana, effective January 1, 1825.
In Indiana dozens of county histories were published during that decade. So, too, was one of the most well-known histories of the state’s capital, Berry R. Sulgrove’s History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana (Philadelphia, 1884).
Indianapolis – miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych, stolica i największe miasto stanu Indiana, leżące w hrabstwie Marion, nad rzeką White. Miasto ma zróżnicowaną strukturę demograficzną. Większość (69,9%) stanowią biali. Za nimi plasują się Afroamerykanie, którzy stanowią ponad 25% ludności miasta.
3 lis 2018 · A legacy project of the Indianapolis bicentennial effort (2020), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis is a free resource about and for Indianapolis and Central Indiana that portrays past and present achievements, struggles, neighborhoods, and people.
In 1821, Indianapolis was established as a planned city for the new seat of Indiana's state government. The city was platted by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham on a 1-square-mile (2.6 km 2) grid.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The U.S. Congress authorizes a state government for Indiana and donates federal land to establish a permanent seat of government for the new state. [1]
The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis is a home for knowledge about the Circle City’s past and present. Its entries, timelines, interactive atlas, in-depth features, and more tell the stories of the people, organizations, place, and events that define Indianapolis and its metropolitan region.
