Irish Immigrants in 19th Century Indiana
During the nineteenth century, the United States saw increased immigration, especially from European countries. Immigration is the term for when someone perman…
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Irish Workers and the Canalslocation_fillA canal craze swept the nation after the Erie Canal was completed in 1825, resulting in many states looking to…
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The Indiana Irish Warslocation_fillIrishmen often brought regional feuds from Ireland to the United States. Due to the number of Irish workers on… -
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The Irish Railroad Riot in Vernonlocation_fillIrish workers helping to construct railroads continued feuds from their homeland. Nationally, railroads, espec… -
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The Irish in Terre Hautelocation_fillAs the number of Irish immigrants and descendants grew in the state of Indiana, many people started to pay att… -
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The Irish, the Civil War, and South Bendlocation_fillL’Université de Notre Dame du Lac (the University of our Lady of the Lake) was founded in 1842 by eight member… -
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Montgomery’s Irish Immigrantslocation_fillThe United States received a large number of Irish immigrants during the nineteenth century. Between 1820 and … -
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Indianapolis's Irish Neighborhoodslocation_fillIrish immigrants have a long history with Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. Throughout the nineteenth ce… -
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Migrant Labor in Indianalocation_fillBy 1880, Indianapolis was the third-largest meat-packing city in the country. One of the businesses in the cit… -
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The Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies’ Auxiliarylocation_fillIrish societies were a significant part of social and cultural life for Irish- Americans in Indiana. The main … -
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St. Patrick's Daylocation_fillBeginning in the mid-1800s, Irish Hoosiers around the state gathered each March 17th to celebrate St. Patrick’… -
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Irish Sportlocation_fillIn late August 1897, three branches of the Ancient Order of Hibernians gathered for their annual picnic at Rob…
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