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Strawtown: A Glimpse into the Past
Online Program and Q&A
Tuesday, January 21
6:30pm - 7:45pm
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2025-01-21 18:30:00
2025-01-21 19:45:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Strawtown: A Glimpse into the Past
Join us on Zoom and learn about the history of Strawtown, a vital Native American land and transportation hub. Registration is required.
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Join us on Zoom and learn about the history of Strawtown, a vital Native American land and transportation hub. Registration is required.
Culture, History, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area—The Delaware Indians originally inhabited the area known as Strawtown after relocating from Ohio at the invitation of the Miami and Shawnee Indians around 1795. White settlers, most notably William Connor, arrived soon after and established trading posts with the Native Americans. The area's proximity to the White River, the trading posts, and several ecosystems made it inviting and valuable to settlers and travelers. However, the Treaty of St. Mary’s, signed on October 3, 1818, called for the natives to cede their lands in exchange for cash and other tangible items by 1821.
In 1823, Indiana state legislators created Hamilton County with two townships—Delaware, which consisted of the southern half, and White River, which consisted of the northern half. On July 27, 1836, Bicknell Cole and William Conner recorded the first plat of the area they dubbed Strawtown.
Join us online on Zoom and learn more about Strawtown's history and the lasting significance of its past on contemporary communities. Reflect on its impact on local identity, culture, and development. Follow the thread of its short-lived gas boom in the late 1890s, mussel farming in the 1930s, and archaeologists' discovery of Native American bone fragments at Strawtown Koteewi Park in 2016. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar.
Presented by: Jyoti A. Verderame, MA, U.S. History
Editor, Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
This free online program is part of the Culture, History, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area programs hosted online by the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR). It is being held as an online meeting/webinar via Zoom. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar.
Age Group: Adults
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Educators | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Online | Multicultural | Lecture/Panel Discussion | Indianapolis Special Collections Room |
TAGS: | virtual lecture | Strawtown | online programs | online lecture | native american | iscr online programs | iscr history topics | indigenous peoples | Indianapolis special collections room | indianapolis programs | indianapolis metropolitan area | Indianapolis history | indianapolis | history programs | history | historic indianapolis | hamilton county | encyclopedia of indianapolis |
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