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The history of Indianapolis spans three centuries. 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.
The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian culture.
The history of Evansville, Indiana spans hundreds of years, with thousands of years of human habitation. The area's geography and location on a bend in the Ohio River attracted people from the earliest times. The city was founded in 1812 and was named by its founder, Hugh McGary, after Col. Robert M. Evans. Because of its position on the river ...
Detroit city layout plan circa 1807—following the 1805 fire that destroyed most of the city. The map shows ... Woodward Avenue in 1865. Belle Isle, circa 1897 ...
Aurora 39°03′14″N84°54′06″W / 39.0539°N 84.9017°W / 39.0539; -84.9017 (Thomas Gaff House (Hillforest)) Dearborn. Located above the Ohio River, Hillforest was built in 1855 in the Italian Renaissance architectural style. Designed by Isaiah Rogers, its full-width frontal porch is reminiscent of a steamboat's deck.
74000029 [1] Added to NRHP. October 29, 1974. Old Indianapolis City Hall, formerly known as the Indiana State Museum, is a historic city hall located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1909–1910, and is a four-story, Classical Revival style brick building sheathed in Indiana limestone. It measures 188 by 133 feet (57 by 41 m).
New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1814 Outbuilding Potter's Cabin: New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1814 Residence Weber Cabin: New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1814 Residence 346 Granary Street: New Harmony, Indiana: ca. 1814 Residence Old State Capitol: Corydon, Indiana: ca. 1814-1816 Government The second territorial capitol and the first state capitol of Indiana.
Indiana City, Indiana. Coordinates: 41°37′6″N 87°15′36″W. Indiana City was a notional community in northern Lake County, Indiana, at the mouth of the Grand Calumet River. It was located in present-day Marquette Park in Miller Beach, near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. Indiana City was one of a handful of early contenders to be a ...