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						CHAPTER I. | 
                      
						- Location of Marion   
						- Topographical and General Description 
						- Geology of the County 
						- The Indian Occupation | 
                      
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						CHAPTER II. | 
                      
						- Special Features of the City of Indianapolis 
						- Area and Present Condition 
						- General View and Historical Outline | 
                      
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						CHAPTER III. | 
                      
						- First Period 
						- Early Settlements 
						- Organization of Marion County and Erection of 
						Townships 
						- Erection of Public Buildings 
						- Notable Events and Incidents of the Early Settlement 
						and of Later Years 
						- Opening of Roads  
						- Original Entries of Lands in the County | 
                      
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						CHAPTER IV. | 
                      
						- Social Condition of the Early Settlers 
						- Amusements 
						- Religious Worship 
						- Music 
						- General Description of Pioneer Life in Marion County 
						- Diseases once President  
						- Causes of Diminution | 
                      
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						CHAPTER V. | 
                      
						- Second Period 
						- The Capital in the Woods | 
                      
						96 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER VI.
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						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS | 
                      
						132 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER VII. | 
                      
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued) 
						- Commercial and Mercantile Interests of the City | 
                      
						151 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER VIII. | 
                      
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued) 
						- The Bench and Bar | 
                      
						169 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER IX. | 
                      
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued) 
						- Banks, Bankers, and Insurance | 
                      
						214 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER X. | 
                      
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued) 
						- The Press | 
                      
						232 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XI. | 
                      
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued) 
						- Public Buildings 
						- Public Halls 
						- Theatres 
						- Lectures 
						- Concerts 
						- Musical and Art Societies 
						- Literary and other Clubs 
						- Hotels | 
                      
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						CHAPTER XII. | 
                      
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued). 
						- Medical Practice and Practioners | 
                      
						274 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XIII. | 
                      
						MILITARY MATTERS 
						- Military Organization in Indianapolis  
						- Marion County in the War of the Rebellion | 
                      
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						CHAPTER XIV. | 
                      
						MARION COUNTY IN THE WAR
						OF THE REBELLION 
						- Sketches of the Services of Regiments 
						- Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men from Marion County 
						serving in the Several Regiments | 
                      
						322 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XV. | 
                      
						ORDERS, SOCIETIES, AND CHARITABLE 
						INSTITUTIONS OF INDIANAPOLIS | 
                      
						366 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XVI. | 
                      
						CHURCHES OF INDIANAPOLIS | 
                      
						387 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XVII. | 
                      
						SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
						OF INDIANAPOLIS | 
                      
						417 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XVIII. | 
                      
						MANUFACTURING INTERESTS OF THE 
						CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS | 
                      
						440 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XIX. | 
                      
						CIVIL LIST OF INDIANAPOLIS
						AND MARION COUNTY | 
                      
						486 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XX. | 
                      
						CENTRE TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						501 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXI. | 
                      
						DECATUR TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						506 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXII. | 
                      
						FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						591 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXIII. | 
                      
						LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						534 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXIV. | 
                      
						PERRY TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						575 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXV. | 
                      
						PIKE TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						596 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXVI. | 
                      
						WARREN TOWNSHIP | 
                      
						613 | 
                    
                    
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						CHAPTER XXVII. | 
                      
						WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | 
                      
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						CHAPTER XXVIII. | 
                      
						WAYNE TOWNSHIP | 
                      
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