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MARION COUNTY, INDIANA
HISTORY & GENEALOGY

 


HISTORY OF
INDIANAPOLIS & MARION CO.,
INDIANA
Published by B. R. Sulgrove
ILLUSTRATED
Philadelphia:
L. H. Everts & Co.
1884

CONTENTS

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CHAPTER I. - Location of Marion 
- Topographical and General Description
- Geology of the County
- The Indian Occupation
1
CHAPTER II. - Special Features of the City of Indianapolis
- Area and Present Condition
- General View and Historical Outline
10
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
21
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
68
CHAPTER V. - Second Period
- The Capital in the Woods
96
CHAPTER VI. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS 132
CHAPTER VII. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued)
- Commercial and Mercantile Interests of the City
151
CHAPTER VIII. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued)
- The Bench and Bar
169
CHAPTER IX. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued)
- Banks, Bankers, and Insurance
214
CHAPTER X. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued)
- The Press
232
CHAPTER XI. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued)
- Public Buildings
- Public Halls
- Theatres
- Lectures
- Concerts
- Musical and Art Societies
- Literary and other Clubs
- Hotels
249
CHAPTER XII. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (Continued).
- Medical Practice and Practioners
274
CHAPTER XIII. MILITARY MATTERS
- Military Organization in Indianapolis
- Marion County in the War of the Rebellion
300
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
CHAPTER XV. ORDERS, SOCIETIES, AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OF INDIANAPOLIS 366
CHAPTER XVI. CHURCHES OF INDIANAPOLIS 387
CHAPTER XVII. SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES OF INDIANAPOLIS 417
CHAPTER XVIII. MANUFACTURING INTERESTS OF THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS 440
CHAPTER XIX. CIVIL LIST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY 486
CHAPTER XX. CENTRE TOWNSHIP 501
CHAPTER XXI. DECATUR TOWNSHIP 506
CHAPTER XXII. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 591
CHAPTER XXIII. LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP 534
CHAPTER XXIV. PERRY TOWNSHIP 575
CHAPTER XXV. PIKE TOWNSHIP 596
CHAPTER XXVI. WARREN TOWNSHIP 613
CHAPTER XXVII. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 623
CHAPTER XXVIII. WAYNE TOWNSHIP 647

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