Maryland

See List of people from Maryland. The opening credits of the show include a shot of the Pyramids, a set of distinctive office buildings located near the northern edge of the city. For a more exhaustive list, see List of cities in Maryland. Television sitcom One Day at a Time and Men Behaving Badly were situated in Indianapolis. See also:Places in Maryland Ranked by Per Capita Income. Indianapolis is the second most populous capital city in the United States (including Washington, DC), after Phoenix, Arizona. Notwithstanding numerical positions, the founding intent of Maryland has made the state prominent in US Catholic tradition. For example, Baltimore was the location of the first Catholic bishop in the USA ( 1789) and Emmitsburg, the home and burial place of the first American-born citizen to be canonized, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Senator Dick Lugar, who served in the 1970s.

The three largest Protestant denominations in Maryland are: Baptist (17% of the total state population), Methodist (14%), Lutheran (6%). Past mayors include Steve Goldsmith, Peterson's predecessor, and U.S. The present religious composition of the state is shown in the table below:. The mayor of Indianapolis (as of 2005) is Bart Peterson. Therefore, despite the founding intent of the colony, Catholics have never been in a majority in Maryland since early Colonial times. Indianapolis's Union Station, one of the busiest rail depots in its time, employed a young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator. Nevertheless, the Crown later reversed that policy and discouraged the practice of Catholicism in Maryland. Indianapolis is the international headquarters of the pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company, the US headquarters of Roche Diagnostics, and the world headquarters of Dow AgroSciences.

Maryland was founded for the purpose of providing religious toleration of England's Catholic minority. Both of the US navy ships named USS Indianapolis were named for this city. The five largest ancestries in Maryland are: African American (27.9%), German (15.7%), Irish (11.7%), English (9%), American (5.8%). Other nicknames include ‘Circle City’ (after Monument Circle) and ‘Naptown’ (presumably shortened from ‘IndiaNAPolis’, but often taken derogatorily to mean "sleepy" or "boring"). The racial makeup of the state is:. The most common nickname for Indianapolis is ‘Indy’. The three counties of Western Maryland (Allegany, Garrett, and Washington) are mountainous and sparsely populated, resembling West Virginia more than they do the rest of Maryland. Republicans still claim other county offices such as Prosecutor, Auditor, Clerk and Recorder.

The Eastern Shore is less populous and more rural, as are the counties of southern Maryland. In 2004, Democratic power increased yet again in Marion County as the offices of Marion County Treasurer, Surveyor and Coroner swung their way, also the first time since Unigov. Most of the people live in the central region of Maryland, in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. However, Republicans lost control of the City-County Council by just 13 votes -- the first time Democrats seized control since the inception of Unigov. As of 2003, the state's population was 5,508,909. In 1999, Democrat Bart Peterson defeated Republican Secretary of State Sue Anne Gilroy, 52 percent to 41 percent, respectively. Four years later, Peterson won in a landslide with 63 percent of the vote. and Baltimore, and other towns. cities. For 36 years Republicans dominated city/county government, 32 of which were at the mayor's office.

MARC trains, operated by the State's Transit Authority, connect nearby Washington, D.C. Until the 1990's, Indianapolis was considered to be one of the most conservative metropolitan areas in the country compared to other major U.S. In addition, train service is provided between Washington, D.C., Rockville, Maryland, and Cumberland, Maryland on the Amtrak Capitol Limited. Transit. Amtrak Trains serve Baltimore along the Northeast Corridor. Highways. are also serviced by the other two airports in the region, Reagan National and Dulles International Airports, both in Virginia. Airports.

The Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. The boundaries of these districts do not exactly correspond to township (or traditional) boundaries due to political concerns and the influence of a 1971 federal court ruling which held that the Indianapolis public schools were unlawfully segregated. Maryland's main airport is Baltimore-Washington International Airport (formerly known as Friendship Airport and recently renamed for former Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall). Indianapolis has eleven unified public school districts (eight township educational authorities and three legacy districts from before the unification of city and county government) each of which provides primary, secondary, and adult education services within its boundaries. I-695 is the Baltimore beltway. A merged campus created downtown in 1969 at the site of the Indiana University School of Medicine has continuously grown, with a student body today of just under 30,000, the third-largest campus in the state. I-68 connects the western portions of the state to Frederick, and I-70 connects Frederick with Baltimore. The last was originally an urban conglomeration of branch campuses of the two major state universities, Indiana University in Bloomington and Purdue University in West Lafayette, created by the state legislature.

Maryland's major Interstate Highways include I-95, which enters the northeast portion of the state, goes through Baltimore, and becomes the Capital Beltway to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Indianapolis is the home of Butler University, the University of Indianapolis, Marian College, and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Historically, there used to be small gold mining operations in Maryland, some surprisingly near Washington, but these no longer exist. As measured by the number of fans in attendance (estimated at close to 300,000), the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 are the two largest annual single-day sporting events in the world. Mining other than construction materials is virtually limited to coal, located in the mountainous western part of the state. In construction mention should be made of the brownstone quarries in the east, which gave Baltimore and Washington much of their characteristic architecture in the mid-1800's. Grand Prix (recently moved from September to June). The once mighty primary metals sub-sector, which at one time included what was then the largest steel factory in the world at Sparrows Point, still exists, but is pressed with foreign competition, bankruptcies, and company mergers. The Speedway also hosts the NASCAR Brickyard 400 stock car race (currently scheduled in August) and the Formula 1 U.S.

Manufacturing, while large in dollar value, is highly diversified with no sub-sector contributing over 20% of the total. Typical forms of manufacturing include electronics, computer equipment, and chemicals. (Marmon, incidentally, was an Indianapolis manufacturer.) The "500" is currently part of the Indy Racing League series. The third component of the food producing sector are food processing plants, which are the most significant type of manufacturing by value in the state. The first 500-Mile Race (804.7 km), held in 1911, was won by driver Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Wasp. There is also a large chicken-farming sector in the state. Today the track is paved in asphalt, yet there remains a yard of bricks at the start/finish line. In addition, the southern counties of the western shoreline of Chesapeake Bay support a tobacco cash crop zone, which has been in existence since early Colonial times. The track is often referred to as "the Brickyard," as it was paved with 3.2 million bricks shortly after its initial construction in 1909.

Agriculture is oriented to dairying for nearby large city milksheads plus specialty perishable horticulture crops, such as cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn, tomatoes, muskmelons, squash, and peas (Source:USDA Crop Profiles). The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, is the site of the Indianapolis 500, an open-wheel automobile race held each Memorial Day weekend on the 2.5 mile (4 km) oval track. Maryland has a large amount of fertile agricultural land in its coastal and Piedmont zones, although this land use is being encroached upon by urbanization. In 1987 Indianapolis played host to the Pan American Games. While not, strictly speaking, a commercial food resource, the waterfowl support a tourism sector of sportsmen. Indianapolis has a large municipal park system, including Eagle Creek Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the nation. The Bay also has uncounted millions of overwintering waterfowl in its many wildlife refuges. Indianapolis also is the home of the Champ Car World Series, formerly known as CART, an auto racing series that competes worldwide.

The largest catches by species are the blue crab, oysters, striped bass, and menhaden. The city has been referred to as "The Amateur Sports Capital of the World". One component is commercial fishing, centered in Chesapeake Bay, but also including activity off the short Atlantic seacoast. In addition, the headquarters of the NCAA is in Indianapolis. Maryland has a large food producing sector. Indianapolis is the home of the Indianapolis Indians, a minor league baseball team in the International League, the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association, the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. A list of government agencies located in Maryland is summarized below:. Out of the total population, 16.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Altogether, white collar technical and administrative workers comprise 25% of Maryland's labor force, one of the highest state percentages in the country. 11.9% of the population and 9.1% of families are below the poverty line. In fact, the various components of Johns Hopkins University and its medical research facilities are now the largest single employer in the Baltimore area. The per capita income is $21,640. In addition to these are many educational and medical research institutions. Males have a median income of $36,302 versus $27,738 for females. and emphasizes technical and administrative tasks for the defense/aerospace industry and bio-research laboratories, as well as staffing of satellite government headquarters in the suburban or exurban Baltimore/Washington area. The median income for a household in the balance is $40,051, and the median income for a family is $48,755.

A second service activity takes advantage of the close location of the center of government in Washington, D.C. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.2 males. Although the port handles a wide variety of products, the most typical imports are raw materials and bulk commodities, such as iron ore, petroleum, sugar, and fertilizers, often distributed to the relatively close manufacturing centers of the inland Midwest via good overland transportation. For every 100 females there are 93.7 males. The port ranked 10th in the USA by tonnage in 2002 (Source: US Corps of Engineers, "Waterborn Commerce Statistics"). The median age is 34 years. One major service activity is transportation, centered around the Port of Baltimore and its related rail and trucking access. The age distribution is: 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older.

Maryland's economic activity is strongly concentrated in the tertiary service sector, and this sector, in turn, is strongly influenced by location. The average household size is 2.39 and the average family size is 3.04. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that Maryland's total state product in 2003 was $212 billion. Per capita personal income in 2003 was $37,446, 5^th in the nation. 32.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. Growing climate varies from USDA Zone 8 on the Eastern Shore and in the cities of Baltimore and Washington DC to Zones 7 and 6 is the Piedmont, to Zone 5 in the mountainous west. There are 320,107 households out of which 29.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% are married couples living together, 15.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% are non-families. Extreme western Maryland has a mountain climate with mild summers and cold winters. The majority of the non-white population lives in the central and north portions of the inner-city area.

Beyond the plain rise the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, and the Piedmont region has warm summers and colder winters, where snow often falls. 3.92% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Mary's City) are a part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, which has a humid subtropical climate of hot summers and mild winters. The racial makeup of the balance was 69.09% white, 25.50% black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. The Eastern Shore region, as well as a small part of the western shore (including Baltimore, Annapolis, and St. There were 352,429 housing units at an average density of 376.4/km² (975.0/mi²). Climate varies greatly across the state, depending on factors like elevation, rainfall, and proximity to water. The population density was 835.1/km² (2,163.0/mi²).

One of the most noted features of Delmarva is Maryland's Assateague Island, on the Atlantic, with its herd of wild ponies accustomed to the seashore. As of the census² of 2000, there were 791,870 people, 320,107 households, and 192,704 families residing in the city, but the metropolitan population was nearing 1.5 million. The Delmarva Peninsula is a geographic term for the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland, the state of Delaware, and two counties of Virginia, which all together form a long extension down the Atlantic seaboard. For statistical data on the portion of the governmental area that is Indianapolis only (i.e., not counting included towns), see Indianapolis (balance), Indiana. This geographical curiosity, the " Maryland wasp-waist" is located near the small town of Hancock. Note: The statistical data in this article represents the entire consolidated Indianapolis-Marion County metropolitan government. Also in Western Maryland, about two-thirds of the way across the state line, is a point at which the state of Maryland is only two miles wide. (The street-numbering system centers not on the Circle, but rather one block to the south, where Meridian Street intersects Washington Street — National Road.).

The highest point in Maryland is Backbone Mountain, which is the southwest corner of Garrett County, right near the border with West Virginia near the headwaters of the North Branch of the Potomac. states. A portion of extreme western Maryland in Garrett County is drained by the Youghiogheny River as part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. Nearly all of the streets in the One-Mile Square are named after U.S. The Chesapeake Bay nearly bisects the state, and the counties east of the Bay are known collectively as the Eastern Shore. (Monument Circle is depicted on the city’s flag, and is generally considered the city’s symbol.) Four diagonal streets pass through the corners of the Square but stop one to five blocks (depending on the street) before reaching the Circle. It shares a border near the center of the state along the Potomac with Washington, DC. At the center of the Square is Monument Circle, a traffic circle at the intersection of Meridian and Market Streets, featuring the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

Maryland is bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the west by West Virginia, on the east by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south, across the Potomac River, by Virginia. At the center of Indianapolis is the One-Mile Square, bounded by East, West, North, and South Streets. See: List of Maryland counties, List of Maryland rivers. The total area of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, which does not count the four "excluded" communities, covers approximately 966.3 km² (373.1 mi²). Virtually all state and county elections are held in even numbered years not divisible by four, in which the President of the United States is not elected - this, as in other States, is intended to divide State and Federal politics. These figures are bit misleading because they do not represent the entire Consolidated City of Indianapolis (all of Marion County, except the four "excluded" communities). Most of the business of government is done in Annapolis, the State capital. The total area is 1.81% water.

Unlike most other states, significant autonomy is granted to many of Maryland's counties. 936.2 km² (361.5 mi²) of it is land and 17.3 km² (6.7 mi²) of it is water. Power in Maryland is divided among three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judicial. According to the United States Census Bureau, "the balance" (that part of Marion County not part of another municipality) has a total area of 953.5 km² (368.2 mi²). Maryland is a republic; the United States guarantees her "republican form of government" [|USC Article IV, section 4 (http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articleiv.html#section4)] although there is considerable disagreement about the meaning of that phrase. After a very contentious and partisan debate, the Assembly passed an extremely watered-down version off the original bill; the final enacted legislation consolidates budgetary functions of the City and County, permits the Indianapolis City-County Council to vote to consolidate the Indianapolis Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Department, and theoretically permits consolidation of the Indianapolis Fire Department with township fire departments based upon approval of all affected parties. The United States is a federation; consequently, the Government of Maryland, like the other 49 state governments, has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by the Constitution of the United States. Initially proposed by the current Mayor, Bart Peterson, a bill was introduced in the 2005 legislative session of the General Assembly which would have further consolidated local government in the City of Indianapolis and Marion County.

The Government of Maryland is conducted according to the state constitution. Further consolidation of city and county services and functions would require passage of new legislation by the Indiana General Assembly. Main article: Government of Maryland. Currently, Indianapolis is undergoing serious internal debate over how much, or whether, more of local taxation, government, and services should be further integrated. The right to vote was not, however, extended to non-white males until 1867. However, the mayor of Indianapolis is also the mayor of all of Marion County, and the City-County Council sits as the legislative body for all of Marion County. Article 24 of that document outlawed the practice of slavery. Additionally, throughout Marion County certain local services such as schools, fire and police remain unconsolidated.

A constitutional convention was held during 1864 that culminated in the passage of a new state constitution on November 1 of that year. The 11 "included towns" elected to retain their "town status" under Unigov as defined according to the Indiana Constitution (there were originally 14, but 3 later dissolved), but the Indiana Constitution does not define "town status." These "included towns" are fully subject to the laws and control of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, but some still impose a separate property tax and provide police and other services under contract with township or county government or the City of Indianapolis. Because of this it was not included under the Emancipation Proclamation. 4(a)(2), which states that the Consolidated City of Indianapolis includes the entire area of Marion County, except the four previously mentioned "excluded" communities. Despite popular support for the cause of the Confederate States of America, Maryland did not secede during the United States Civil War, in part due to precautions taken by the government in Washington, D.C. Also, 11 other communities (called "included towns") are legally included in the Consolidated City of Indianapolis under Unigov, per Indiana Code 36-3-1-4 sec. It was during this bombardment that the Star Spangled Banner was writen by Francis Scott Key. Four communities within Marion County (Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway) are partially outside of the Unigov arrangement.

During the War of 1812 the British military attempted to capture the port of Baltimore which was protected by Fort McHenry. For the most part, this resulted in a unification of Indianapolis with its immediate suburbs. In 1708 the seat of government was moved to Providence, renamed Annapolis in honor of Queen Anne. As the result of a 1970 consolidation between city and county government (known as "Unigov"), the city of Indianapolis merged most government services with those of the county. St Mary's City is now an archaelogical site, with a small tourist center. While rioting broke out in cities across the United States following the news of King's assassination, Indianapolis was the only major city where rioting did not occur. During the persecution of Maryland Catholics by the Puritan revolutionary government, all of the original Catholic churches of southern Maryland were burned down. Kennedy would deliver an impromptu speech on race reconciliation to a mostly African-American crowd in a poor inner-city Indianapolis neighborhood.

This lasted until 1658 when the Calvert family regained control and re-enacted the Toleration Act. earlier that day. In 1650 the Puritans revolted against the proprietary government and set up a new government that outlawed both Catholicism and Anglicanism. Kennedy would learn of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. After Virginia made the practice of Anglicanism mandatory, a large number of Puritans migrated from Virginia to Maryland, and were given land for a settlement called Providence (now called Annapolis). On April 4, 1968, while on route to a presidential campaign rally in Indianapolis, Robert F. Mary's City was the largest site of the original Maryland colony, and was the seat of the colonial government until 1708. Years later, Indianapolis would witness an historic moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

St. The Klan continued to dwindle in popularity in Indiana and nationwide, and the national organization officially disbanded in 1944. The Calvert family, which controlled Maryland, and the Penn family, which controlled Pennsylvania, engaged two surveyors, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, to survey what became known as the Mason-Dixon line which would form the boundary between their two colonies. Governor Jackson was indicted on charges of bribery, but he was acquitted in 1928 because the statute of limitations had run out; he completed his term in disgrace. This was found to be a problem, because the northern boundary would put Philadelphia, the major city in Pennsylvania, within Maryland. The Mayor of Indianapolis and several local officials were convicted of bribery and jailed. Originally, based on an incorrect map, the royal charter granted Maryland the Potomac River and territory northward to the fortieth parallel. When Governor Jackson refused to pardon Stephenson, he retaliated by going public with information of corruption which brought down several politicians throughout Indiana.

The Maryland Toleration Act (1649) was one of the first laws that explicitly tolerated varieties of religion (as long as it was Christian), and is sometimes seen as a precursor to the First Amendment. Following Stephenson's conviction, the Klan suffered a tremendous blow and quickly lost influence. Maryland was one of the key destinations of tens of thousands of British convicts, which carried on until independence. However, the power of the Klan would quickly begin to crumble after Stephenson was convicted at the end of 1925 for the rape and murder of a young Indianapolis woman, Madge Oberholtzer. The English colony of Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore who on March 25, 1634 led the first settlers into this area which would soon become one of the few dominantly Catholic regions among the English colonies in America. Through the Klan, Stephenson ruled over the State of Indiana, leading a powerful national movement set on gaining control of the United States Congress and the White House. The new colony was named in honour of Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of Charles I. Klan-backed candidates took over the City Council, the Board of School Commissioners, and the Board of County Commissioners.

George Calvert died in April 1632, but a charter for "Maryland Colony" (in Latin, "Terra Maria") was granted to his son, Cęcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, on June 20, 1632. By then, more than 40 percent of the native-born white males in Indianapolis claimed membership in the Klan. George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore applied to Charles I for a new royal charter for what was to become the Province of Maryland. The elections allowed the Klan to seize control of the Indiana General Assembly and place the corrupt Governor Edward Jackson in office. Main article: History of Maryland. The Klan continued to solidify its stronghold on the state, taking over the Indiana Republican Party and using its new political might to establish a Klan-backed slate of candidates which swept state elections in 1924. See: Annapolis Convention.. The Klan became the most powerful political and social organization in the city during the period from 1921 through 1928.

Its Associated Press abbreviation is Md. Maryland was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Stephenson was appointed the Klan Grand Dragon of Indiana and 22 other states; he promptly moved the Indiana Klan's headquarters to Indianapolis, which was already coming under the Klan's influence. postal abbreviation is MD. C. Its U.S. In 1922, D. Maryland is a state of the United States, one of the South Atlantic States (although often considered part of the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic States). The Indiana chapter of the Klan was founded in 1920 and quickly became the most powerful Klan organization in the United States.

See List of counties in Maryland. A darker period of Indianapolis history began with the rise of the second Ku Klux Klan movement in the United States. Towson – county seat of suburban Baltimore County. However, the natural gas deposits were depleted by 1915, and this contributed to an abrupt end of the golden era. Salisbury – largest city and business center of Delmarva pennisula. This led to a sharp increase in industries such as glass and automobile manufacturing. Rockville – business center of affluent Montgomery County northwest of Washington. The state government offered a free supply of natural gas to factories that were built there.

Ocean City – very popular beach resort on Atlantic coastline. Much of this was due to the discovery of a large natural gas deposit in central Indiana in the 1890s. Laurel – large suburban community directly between Baltimore and Washington on Interstate 95. Indianapolis entered a period of great prosperity at the beginning of the 20th century, and during this time the city witnessed great economic, social, and cultural progress. Hagerstown – Largest community in 3 county Western Maryland region, has decaying industrial base. The city is a major trucking center, and the extensive network of highways has allowed Indianapolis to enjoy a relatively low amount of traffic congestion for a city its size. Frederick – Western gateway to Appalachian Mountains, suburban center. Today, four interstate roads intersect in Indianapolis: routes 65, 69, 70, and 74.

Columbia – Large unincorporated town managed by the Columbia Association. Louis. suburb, home to the University of Maryland, College Park. With roads as the spokes of a wheel, Indianapolis was on its way to becoming a major "hub" of regional transport connecting to Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus and St. College Park – D.C. With automobile companies as Duesenburg, Marmon, National, and Stutz, Indianapolis was a center of production rivaling Detroit, at least for a few years. Baltimore – Most populous city; commercial and cultural hub. The population soared from just over 8,000 in 1850 to more than 169,000 by 1900. Later, the automobile, as in most American cities, caused a suburban explosion.

Annapolis – state capital, home of United States Naval Academy. The first railroad to service Indianapolis, the Madison & Indianapolis, began operation on October 1, 1847, and subsequent railroad connections enlarged the town. Non-Religious – 8%. At the time, the 24 mile (39 km) portion of the Indianapolis section of the canal was dug and filled, but only an 8.29 mile (13.34 km) portion connecting downtown Indianapolis with the village of Broad Ripple to the north was ever operational. Other Religions – 4%. Construction of the Central Canal commenced in 1836, but Indiana went bankrupt in 1839 from the loans taken out under the aforementioned bill and all work on the project ceased. Other Christian – 2%. The Central Canal was planned to connect the Wabash and Erie Canal to the Ohio River, completing a link between Lake Erie in the State of Ohio with the portion of the Ohio River flowing through southern Indiana in order to promote trade and commerce along its length.

Roman Catholic – 25%. The Central Canal was one of eight major infrastructure projects authorized by the state's Mammoth Improvement Bill of 1835. The Central Canal was intended to run 296 miles (476 km) from near Logansport, through Indianapolis, and to Evansville. Protestant – 58%. Through the mid-1800s, a horse-drawn barge canal by-passed the river bringing goods into the city. 2% Mixed race. Indianapolis was founded on the White River under the incorrect assumption that the river would serve as a major transportation artery; however, the waterway was too sandy for trade. 0.3% American Indian. While the city lies on the old east-west National Road, the portion of that road that crosses Indiana was not completed until a decade after the city's founding.

4% Asian. Later, Governor's Circle became Monument Circle after the impressive 284-feet tall neoclassical limestone and bronze State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, designed by German architect Bruno Schmitz, was completed on the site in 1901. 4.3% Hispanic. Sulgrove, 1884). 27.9% Black. (See HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY INDIANA by B.R. 62.1% White non-Hispanic. The Governor's mansion was finally demolished in 1857.

Fort Detrick. Although an expensive Governor's mansion was finally constructed in 1827, no Governor ever lived in the house at Governor's Circle, as the site in the city center lacked any privacy. Webster Field. It was used as a market commons for over six years. Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Under Ralston's plan, at the center of the city was placed the Governor's Circle, a large circular commons, which was to be the site of the Governor's mansion. Indian Head Naval Surface Weapons Center. Ralston's original plan for Indianapolis called for a city of only 1 square mile.

Fort Meade. Ralston was an apprentice to the French architect Pierre L'Enfant, and he helped L'Enfant plan Washington, DC. Bethesda Naval Medical Center. The state commissioned Alexander Ralston to design the new capital city. Andrews Air Force Base. The first white settler is generally believed to be George Pogue, who on March 2, 1819 settled in a double log cabin along the White River in what is now White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis. Aberdeen Proving Ground. Prior to its official founding, Indianapolis was a sparsely settled swampy area.

Consumer Product Safety Commission. Indianapolis was founded as the state capital in 1821 by an act of the Indiana General Assembly. U.S. As of 2003, Marion County's population is 863,216. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It is the county seat of Marion County. Social Security Administration (SSA). As of the census of 2000, its population is 791,926, also making it Indiana's most populous city.

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). state of Indiana. National Security Agency (NSA). Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Kurt Vonnegut, novelist. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Booth Tarkington, Novelist author of many books, including The Magnificent Ambersons.

National Institutes of Health (NIH). Marc Summers, game show host. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Ted Stevens, U.S. Senator from Alaska. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center. Oscar Robertson, Basketball Hall of Famer (born in Tennessee, but grew up in Indianapolis). National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). James Whitcomb Riley, writer (born in nearby Greenfield).

Internal Revenue Service (IRS). vice president. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dan Quayle, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Jane Pauley, television personality. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Jake Lloyd, actor (resident),. Census Bureau. David Letterman, talk show host. Federal Agencies