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Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana.   Indianapolis became the capital of 

Indiana on January 10th, 1925 when the capital was changed from Corydon.  

Indianapolis used to be a swamp before it became a city.   The swamp was 

called the Fall Creek Settlement.   Indianapolis was founded in 1821 and was 

only one square mile.   It only had one street.   Indianapolis had a population 

of about 600 people in 1821. 

Written by: Abel and Xiaoyang 

Fun Facts about Indianapolis Today: 

* Indianapolis covers 372 square miles.

*Indianapolis had a population of 852,866 in 2013.

*Indianapolis was the 13th largest city in the US in 2013. 

* Indianapolis hosted Super Bowl XLVI in 2013.  

History of Indianapolis 

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is one of the 10 largest and the 10 oldest 

general art museums in the United States.   There are over 54,000 

permanent pieces of art to see.   The IMA has visiting art exhibits from 

around the world.   There is a cafe you can eat at.   The Star Studio is a fun 

place to explore and learn about art.   The IMA has art classes for adults and 

families.  

Written by: Addie, Latoria, Jaylyn, Dahlia, and Terrance

Fun Facts about the IMA:  

*Art Association of Indianapolis founded the IMA in 

1883.

*In 2005, the IMA completed a $74 million renovation 

and expansion. 

*Admission to the IMA is $18 for adults and $10 for 

children. 

* The 100 Acres Art and Nature Park is one of the 

largest art parks in the country. 

*The IMA has field trips to learn about art and nature. 

The Indianapolis Museum of Art 

Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis.   Ovid Butler 

founded Butler University in 1855.   Butler has over 60 areas of study in six 

colleges.   The people and students at Butler are very nice.   You can see 

space at the observatory and the ballet at Clowes Hall.   Blue 3 is the Butler 

bulldog and is always walking around and you can pet him!   Butler is the 

best university. 

Written by: Faith, Noah, Isaias, Maria, and Griffin 

Fun Facts about Butler University: 

* Nickname: Bulldogs

*Motto: Education, research, Service 

*Ovid Butler founded Butler University in 

1855. 

*About 4,500 students are enrolled at Butler. 

*Butler was 2nd for Midwest Regional 

Universities by the U.S. News and World 

Report in 2013. 

Butler University

The Central Library is a fun place for kids!   It has over 2,000 books.   The 

Central Library has a language lab, cafe, technology lab, and the Learning 

Curve.   The Learning Curve is on the Children's Floor of Indianapolis Public 

Library's Central Library.   It has a lot of books, story time, Lego robots, 

puppets, a green screen, games, and special programs for kids.  

Written by: Otto, Danieele, Maddie, Cariah, and Makenzi

Fun Facts about the Central Library: 

* The Central Library was designed by 

architect Paul Cret.

*The Central Library was completed in 1917 

and cost $51,000 to build.

*The Indianapolis Public Library has the 

Central Library and 22 other branches. 

* The Central Library has over 300 public 

computers. 

*Address: 40 East St. Clair Street, 

Indianapolis, IN 46204

The Indianapolis Public Library-Central Library 

If you are a sports lover you should go to Hinkle Fieldhouse.   The basketball 

arena is located on Butler University's campus.   Hinkle Fieldhouse was 

originally called the Butler Fieldhouse but was renamed in 1966. Hinkle 

Fieldhouse is the sixth oldest college basketball arena still in use in the U.S.  

Many different sports play there like basketball and volleyball.   Hinkle also 

has a concession stand with refreshments and snacks.  

Written by: Jack, Edmund, Jace, Parker, and Joe

Fun Facts about Hinkle Fieldhouse: 

* Hinkle Fieldhouse was the biggest 

basketball arena when it was built in 1928. 

*Hinkle Fieldhouse has 10,000 seats. 

*The Butler Basketball team plays at Hinkle 

Fieldhouse. 

*Hinkle Fieldhouse is a U.S. National 

Historic Landmark. 

*Hinkle Fieldhouse is nicknamed Indiana's 

Basketball Cathedral.   

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Riley Hospital is a hospital for children who need care.   They take care of 

kids because they matter.   Riley will help any child no matter what they look 

like.   The hospital has special sections where they take care of kids.   The 

hospital has therapy dogs.   Dogs and cats can help kids feel better.   People 

in the hospital take care of cancer, asthma, hearing, diabetes, and broken 

bones. 

Written by: Jackson, Davi, Samantha, Olivia, Ayden, and Kyla

Fun Facts about Riley Hospital: 

* Riley Hospital was named after James Whitcomb 

Riley. 

*The hospital opened in 1926. 

*Riley is Indiana's first and only comprehensive 

children's hospital. 

*The Riley Neonatal Intensive Care unit was one 

of the first in Indiana. 

*It has one of the nation's largest pediatric 

residency programs and the only training site in 

Indiana for pediatric specialists.  

Riley Children's Hospital

The purpose of Banker's Life is a place for people to play sports.   Some of 

those sports are basketball and ice hockey.   You can also go to concerts!  

There is a giant gift shop where you can buy jerseys but they are kind of 

expensive.   Paul George, David West, and George Hill all play there on the 

Pacers!   Banker's Life hosts a few hockey games. 

Written by: Amos, Seth, Ben, and Jairus 

Fun Facts about Bankers Life: 

* It took 183 million dollars to build 

Banker's Life! 

*18,165 people can fit in it when there is a 

basketball game. 

*The ice hockey games can fit 12,300 

people! 

* It opened on July 22nd, 1997. 

*The Pacers and Fever play there.  

Banker's Life Fieldhouse

Our school is very fun.   We have a REALLY cool website called DreamBox.   It is a 

really fun game of math.   The teachers are extremely nice.   We learn amazingly 

cool things like punctuation, the Pledge of Allegiance, community, science, and 

numbers.   Our school is a community.   We have very nice teachers!   They are 

really good at teaching us about art, reading, writing, math, and music.   There is 

a craft room.   In the craft room we play with clay, we play in the light room, we 

draw in the cooking area, and play on computers.   We really like it here at the 

Butler Lab School!!

Written by: Maggie, Jaeda, Kaelina and Toni

Fun Facts about the Lab School: 

* The school building was built in 1908. 

*There was a different school in the same 

building before the Lab School opened. 

*The Lab school opened its doors to 96 

people the first year. 

*The school was named after William A. 

Bell.

IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

The first mayoral election was held on April 24th, 1847.   During the 2007 

election, Greg Ballard won by one point.   You have to get 50 points to win.  

He got 51 points to 47 points from Bart Peterson.   The mayor runs the city 

of Indianapolis. Example, I'm the mayor and I do a lot of paperwork.  

Written by: Ella and Lela 

Fun Facts about Indianapolis Mayors: 

* The first Mayor was Samuel Henderson. 

He was Mayor from 1847-1849

*Greg Ballard is the Mayor of Indianapolis in 

2014. 

*Greg Ballard is married to Winnie Ballard.

*Samuel Henderson was a part of the Whig 

Party.

*Greg Ballard graduated from Indiana 

University. 

Indianapolis Mayors

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