Oliver Johnson's Woods Historic District
Oliver Johnson's Woods is a historic district and neighborhood on the northern side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Located in southern Washington Township, the district occupies the site of what was once the family farm of Oliver Johnson. Born on the present site of the Indiana State Fairgrounds,Vanderstel, Sheryl D. "Johnson Woods". ''The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis''. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1994. Johnson grew up in a pioneer family that lived on the edge of the state capital city.Barrows, Robert G. "Histories of Indianapolis". ''The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis''. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1994. Upon attaining adulthood, he bought property a short distance to the west, to which he moved in 1846. Here, he built a larger farmhouse in 1862,Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory. ''Washington Township, Marion County Interim Report.'' Indianapolis: Indiana Landmarks, 1991, 132-135. and he tilled the soil for most of the rest of his life. As Ind ...
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers , making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquished their ...
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