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 Indianapolis Times - Indianapolis, IN
N 39° 45.965 W 086° 09.754
16S E 571727 N 4402130
Historical Marker commemorating the Indianapolis Times
Waymark Code: WMMFJC
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2014
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This marker commemorates the Pullitzer Prize winning newspaper Indianapolis Times and its contribution to the city.
The official Indiana Historical Markers website still states, that this marker "was damaged and is pending repairs."
We are glad to report an update: It has been replaced at its old location with an extended text, covering both sides of the marker:
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INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
The Indianapolis Times (originally
published as the Sun in 1888) moved
to this site in 1924. In the 1920s, it led
a crusade against the Ku Klux Klan,
exposing the Klan's influence in
Indiana politics and spurring
investigations into corrupt state
elections. For this public service, the
<i.Times won journalism's highest award,
the Pulitzer Prize, in 1928.
(Continued on other side)
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Times advocated for the benefit of
the public; organized Clothe-A-Child
campaign during the Great Depression;
won national award for its work on
behalf of the mentally ill (1955); and
identified jobs for the unemployed
(1961). Exposed state highway scandals
(1950s) and errors in crime statistics
(1962), leading to better police patrol.
Ceased publication in 1965.
INSTALLED 2013 INDIANA HISTORICAL BUREAU, HOOSIER STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
FOUNDATION, MARION COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND FRIENDS
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County: Marion
Year Placed: 1979, repaired and restored 2013
Name: Indianapolis Times
ID#: 49.1979.1
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