Page Contents for Indianapolis, Indiana

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Indiana state capital is Indianapolis.
The population of Indianapolis is approximately 731,327 (1990).
The approximate number of families is 319,980 (1990).
The amount of land area in Indianapolis is 936.727 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 17.073 sq kilometers.
The distance from Indianapolis to Washington DC is 521 miles.
The distance to the Indiana state capital is miles. (as the crow flies)
Indianapolis is positioned 39.77 degrees north of the equator and 86.14 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in central Indiana
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History & History Related Items

Indianapolis, Indiana was laid out on a wheel pattern following the design of Washington, D.C

It Happened Here!
In 1862, Richard Gatling of Indianapolis, Indiana invented the rapid-fire machine gun.
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Attractions

The new NCAA Hall of Champions opened March 2000
NCAA Hall of Champions
White River State Park
Indianapolis, Indiana
1-800-735-NCAA
Email page: http://www.ncaa.org/mailbox/hall_of_champions.html

An Insider's Guide to everything Indianapolis!
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Indianapolis City Government

Indianapolis City Council
200 E Washington St # 241
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3310
Phone: 317-327-4242

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Indianapolis City Offices
1650 N College Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46202-1715
Phone: 317-931-9598

Indianapolis Chamber

Chamber Of Commerce
320 N Meridian St # 200
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1721
Phone: 317-464-2200
Fax : 317-464-2217
email: chamberinfo@indylink.com

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Indiana Chamber of Commerce
115 West Washington St. Suite 850 South
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317)264-3110
Fax: (317)264-6855
Please email any comments or suggestions to webmaster@indianachamber.com

Indianapolis Organizations

Chamber Of Commerce
320 N Meridian St # 200
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1721
Phone: 317-464-2200
Fax : 317-464-2217
email: chamberinfo@indylink.com

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Indiana Chamber of Commerce
115 West Washington St. Suite 850 South
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317)264-3110
Fax: (317)264-6855
Please email any comments or suggestions to webmaster@indianachamber.com

Indianapolis Libraries

Indianapolis Public Libraries
40 E Saint Clair St
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1131
Phone: 317-269-1700

Indianapolis Schools

Butler College
5144 Boulevard Pl
Indianapolis, IN 46208-3465
Phone: 317-940-9536 Indianapolis

Miscellany

The Saturday Evening Post is published in Indianapolis.

Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier California is the largest cemetery in the United States at over 1,000 acres. Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati is second with 733 acres and Crown Hill in Indianapolis is third with 555 acres

Among the famous buried in Crown Hill are President Benjamin Harrison, Colonel Eli Lilly, 11 Indiana Governors, 1 Kentucky Governor, 14 Indiana Mayors, 13 Civil War Generals, poet James Whitcomb Riley, author Booth Tarkington, automobile manufacturer Frederick Duesenberg, and bank robber, John Dillinger

The world's first transistor radio was made in Indianapolis, Indiana.