Indianapolis: In Sickness and in Health
Since Indianapolis became the Indiana state capital in 1825, issues of illness and health have had an impact on the city and its citizens, in part because of r…
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Indiana Medical History Museumlocation_fillEarly History: 1840’s-1900’s Two and a half miles west of downtown sits the site of Central State Hospital, I…
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White River Pollutionlocation_fillEarly History: 1820’s-1860’s In 1820, Indiana pioneer John McCormick and his brother James McCormick construc… -
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Eli Lilly and Companylocation_fillOne of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, Eli Lilly and Company sits on McCarty Street, where it ha… -
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St. Vincent's Infirmarylocation_fillThis state historic marker near the northwest corner of East Vermont Street and North Park Avenue commemorates… -
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Office of Helene Knabe, M.D.location_fillThe "Delaware Flats," the building farthest to the right (south) at the corner of North Delaware and East Mich… -
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Indiana School for the Blindlocation_fillEstablishment: 1847-1850 Founded in 1847 by an act of the Indiana General Assembly, the earliest School for t… -
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Indianapolis Flower Missionlocation_fillA women’s charity organization, the Indianapolis Flower Mission served the sick poor of the Circle City for ov… -
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Flanner Houselocation_fillFlanner House provides services and resources to sustain and empower individuals in order to build a self-suff… -
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Hook's Drug Storelocation_fillHook's Drug Stores were Indiana fixtures throughout most of the 20th century. Founder John A. Hook opened his … -
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The Athenaeumlocation_fillFollowing the failed revolutions of 1848, many Germans emigrated to the United States to escape turmoil. They …
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