Indiana provided many soldiers for the Union side during the Civil War , but only one minor battle took place on its soil. Following the war, Indiana began to develop manufacturing to complement its agriculture. In , Standard Oil built what was then one of the world's largest oil refineries on the shores of Lake Michigan. Production of electric and gasoline-powered automobiles began soon after The largest steel mill of the United States Steel Corporation was built in Gary , a city itself constructed by the company.
As westward-bound settlers and supplies started to arrive in the territory via the Ohio River, territorial government was moved to Corydon. As more roads were built and settlement moved northward, a centrally located seat of government was needed.
In January , a site was selected and the city of Indianapolis was founded. While the Statehouse location has remained fixed since , the original building no longer stands. The Statehouse in use today replaced it in This photo shows the exterior of Das Deutsche Haus in Over the years it has hosted numerous German organizations. Lockefield Gardens was the first public housing built in Indianapolis. Constructed during the years of to , it was built exclusively for low income blacks in Indianapolis.
The complex was closed in , and a number of structures were demolished in the early s. Today, the only original structures remaining are those along Blake Street. Located on Monument Circle in the center of downtown, the Soldiers and Sailors monument has come to symbolize the city of Indianapolis.
At an average speed of The Wasp was the first car with a rear-view mirror, which Harroun had installed to compensate for not having a mechanic in the seat next to him to warn him of passing cars.
The racetrack at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was originally built to be a test track for the many local automobile factories. Her thesis work revolved around immigrant communities in the city, and as a result, she was hired as the director of the American Settlement in , which was a center of learning and recreation for immigrants who came to Indianapolis to work in industrial and meatpacking plants.
As one of the first professionally trained social workers in Indianapolis, she transformed the struggling center into a thriving community center for immigrants and children by implementing modern social and educational programming. Mary Rigg directed the center until , and it is now named in her honor. In , the Indiana War Memorial Plaza was dedicated as a location for the national headquarters of the American Legion and a memorial to honor Hoosier veterans. The American Legion was chartered by Congress in , and it is an organization of veterans that sponsors youth programs, promotes patriotism and national security, and provides commitment to Americans who have served in the armed forces.
In addition to the headquarters, the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District includes a 30, square foot museum that houses military equipment and artifacts and 25 acres of monuments, statues, and sculptures in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.
School segregation was outlawed in Indiana in , but the student body remained almost exclusively African American until the s when busing for racial integration began. For decades, Indiana Ave served as an African American cultural center, with a vibrant social, commercial, residential, spiritual, educational and economic community.
Frederick Jr. The Bronnenberg House was built circa using local materials, as was common in the period. The most common floorplan for a farmhouse in this period is called the I-House. A normal I-House was generally one room deep, two rooms wide and two stories tall. The Bronnenberg House is a typical I-House. The foundation is made from limestone. The wood was poplar and oak, and local mud was fired into the bricks.
In , under Frederick Jr. Son Ransom added a second story to the addition. The farm had a number of standard outbuildings—a summer kitchen, springhouse, corncrib and barn.
A village soon formed around the prospering mill. A few years later, the Bullitts sold the land and mill to the Montgomery brothers of Philadelphia. The Montgomery brothers hired the Hamers to operate the mill. The Montgomerys built the distillery and tavern. Six years later, the Hamers bought the land and mill from the Montgomery family.
In , George Donaldson, a wealthy Scotsman, purchased acres near the village. The land was wooded and had many caves. Donaldson believed in protecting the natural beauty of the land. His efforts led to the area being made a nature preserve named in his honor. In , Spring Mill State Park was established and the Department of Conservation set about reconstructing the historic village. The village of today has been built to represent the historic village. Restoration of the village structures and the mill was undertaken using what could be salvaged from the original village.
To fill out the village, the park purchased other 19th-century log buildings from around the state and moved them in. The Lincoln family came from Kentucky and was part of a community that settled in southern Indiana after statehood in The community included several farms, a general store and post office, a mill, schools and a church. Another resident of the area was James Gentry Sr.
He was born in North Carolina in and previously lived in Kentucky. Gentry was the proprietor of a shop. He hired young Abraham Lincoln as a clerk. Gentry had Lincoln deliver a flatboat of goods to New Orleans. Lincoln later recalled that on this journey he saw a slave auction, which he found to be disturbing. He later said the experience late played a role in his becoming the Great Emancipator. William Jones, another area resident, was born in in Indiana.
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