Indianapolis

by W.C. Madden

Inaugurated as the state capital in 1825, Indianapolis was patterned after the nation's capital and laid out on a mile-square grid with Monument Circle at its center. As the city grew and experienced the tumult of the Civil War, legislators decided to erect a monument to the war's fallen servicemen. In 1902, one of the world's most outstanding memorials was completed-the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Surrounding Monument Circle, "The Circle City"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738523445
• ISBN13: 9780738523446
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.2"