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Historic Indianapolis Fires & Disasters

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Historic Indianapolis Fires & Disasters - Finney, Jack E
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Circle City Catastrophes Disaster was a fact of everyday life in 1800s and early 1900s Indianapolis. During the 1860s, more than 1,700 people died in what is now the Herron-Morton Place neighborhood. In 1882, ten people drowned under the Union Railroad Depot. Ropes were considered an adequate fire escape in the 1890s, but when the National Surgical Institute caught fire, they proved unequal to the task. The owners of the Prest-O-Lite Company created the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but their company also ...

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Historic Indianapolis Fires & Disasters 2024, History Press

ISBN-13: 9781467155052

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