Indianapolis

the capital city of Indiana. It is situated on the White River and is the seat of Marion County. It is the leading railroad center of the state and is a trifle nearer Cincinnati and Louisville than it is to Chicago. The city is noted for wide, well-paved, well-kept streets, and for public parks, statues, and fountains. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument cost half a million dollars. The State House is a notable structure. Other public buildings are the Court House, the Library, the Police building, the Federal building, and numerous club houses, halls, hotels, and churches. The manufacturing and other industrial enterprises are those to be found in any large city situated in a rich grain and stock producing region of the corn belt. The city is proud of a reputation for literary activity. Benjamin Harrison was a citizen of Indianapolis. The city was settled in 1819. It became the capital of the state in 1825. The first railway was built in 1847. The population in 1900 was 169,164. In 1909 the population was estimated at 233,000. See Indiana