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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ7_john-freeman_Indianapolis-IN.html
In 1844, John Freeman, a free black, purchased land in Indianapolis. By 1853, he owned land in this area worth $6,000. In June 1853, a slaveholder claimed Freeman was his runaway slave. Freeman spent nine weeks in jail; he hired lawyers; claim was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ3_1907-indiana-eugenics-law_Indianapolis-IN.html
[Marker Front]:By late 1800s, Indiana authorities believed criminality, mental problems, and pauperism were hereditary. Various laws were enacted based on this belief. In 1907, Governor J. Frank Hanly approved first state eugenics law making steri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2_indiana-federation-of-colored-womens-clubs_Indianapolis-IN.html
Organized 1904 by Lillian Thomas Fox with 14 clubs. Affiliated with National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, founded 1896. Objectives include improvement of education, health, living standards, inter-racial understanding. Clubhouse at 2034 N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ1_bates-hendricks-house_Indianapolis-IN.html
Combines two nineteenth-century architectural styles. Built 1850s-1860 in Italianate Style. Later additions in Second Empire Style. Owners included Hervey Bates, Sr., first Marion County sheriff, Thomas A. Hendricks, U.S. vice president, and John …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ0_lockerbie-square_Indianapolis-IN.html
Side one:This historic neighborhood was originally platted in 1847 and 1850. Its name was derived from Lockerbie Street, which was named after George M. Lockerbie, an early Indianapolis resident. James Whitcomb Riley, who resided on Lockerbie Stre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFY_mary-bryan-pioneer-woman_Southport-IN.html
Mary Bryan, one of the first American women to cross the Cumberland Mountains (c. 1776), is buried here with Samuel, her husband, a Revolutionary War veteran, who settled in Perry Township in 1830.