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SUMMARY:Ring Around the City
LOCATION:Central Library\nCentral Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us at Central Library for an in-person program with the M
 arion County Historical Society. This program will feature an overview of 
 the history and significance of the Indianapolis Belt Railroad. \n.\nhttps
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Culture\, History\, and Society: H
 istoric Indianapolis Metropolitan Area</strong>&mdash\;Good roads make for
  good trade\, and the building of the Indianapolis Belt Railroad facilitat
 ed the movement of goods in and out of the city without impeding other Ind
 ianapolis commercial traffic. Register now and join us at Central Library 
 with the <a href="https://www.mchsindy.org/">Marion County Historical Soci
 ety</a> for an in-person opportunity to learn about the history and signif
 icance of this vital transportation route.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Presente
 r: </strong>Steven R. Barnett\, a board member of the Marion County Histor
 ical Society\, is the Executive Director of the <a href="https://www.irvin
 gtonhistory.org/">Irvington Historical Society</a> and the Curator of the 
 <a href="https://www.irvingtonhistory.org/reservations/">Bona Thompson Mem
 orial Center</a>. He also serves on the boards of the <a href="https://gen
 ealogyindy.org/">Genealogical Society of Marion County</a> and the <a href
 ="https://indiananationalroad.com/">Indiana National Road Association</a>.
  Steven has compiled a comprehensive Excel database that documents the con
 struction and occupancy of over 1\,600 properties in the Irvington Histori
 c District and similar information for National Register Districts\, inclu
 ding Irvington Gardens\, Pleasanton\, Emerson Addition\, Irvington Terrace
 \, and Emerson Heights. He has organized and led tours exploring Butler Un
 iversity&rsquo\;s Irvington Campus\, local artists\, the Irvington Busines
 s District\, and Irvington Arts and Crafts homes\, and has authored over 1
 00 house histories for the Benton House Tour of Homes. As a contributor to
  <a href="https://weeklyview.net/">The Weekly View</a> newspaper\, Steven 
 has written the weekly column &ldquo\;<a href="https://weeklyview.net/auth
 or/steven-r-barnett/">100 Years Ago</a>&rdquo\; since 2011.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p
 ><strong>Age Group: </strong>Adults</p>\n<p><strong>Readings</strong><br /
 ><a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/belt-line-railroad/">Encyclopedia o
 f Indianapolis - Beltline Railroad</a><br /><a href="https://indyencyclope
 dia.org/railroads/">Encyclopedia of Indianapolis - Railroads</a><br /><a h
 ref="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S165C937346">Indianapolis 
 Union and Belt Railroads by Jeffrey T. Darbee</a><br /><a href="https://in
 dypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=%22Railroads%20%E2%80%94%20Indiana%
 20%E2%80%94%20Indianapolis%20%E2%80%94%20History.%22&amp\;searchType=subje
 ct">Railroads &mdash\; Indiana &mdash\; Indianapolis &mdash\; History</a><
 br /><a href="https://indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S165C384240">The 
 Pennsylvania Railroad in Indiana by William J. Watt</a></p>\n<p><strong>Lo
 cation:&nbsp\;</strong>Held in person in the Indianapolis Special Collecti
 ons Room (ISCR) on the 6th floor of Central Library\, located at 40 East S
 aint Clair Street\, Indianapolis\, IN 46204.<br /><strong></strong></p>\n<
 p><strong>Parking:&nbsp\;</strong>The Central Library has a parking garage
  available to patrons during their time at the Library. Garage <a href="ht
 tps://www.indypl.org/locations/central-library">pricing information is det
 ailed here</a>. The garage can be accessed on Pennsylvania Street.</p>\n<p
 >This in-person Indianapolis history program is part of the Culture\, Hist
 ory\, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area programs hosted
  by the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR). Made possible by&nbs
 p\;Friends of the Library through gifts to&nbsp\;<a href="https://indyplfo
 undation.org/">The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation</a> and the <a h
 ref="https://www.mchsindy.org/">Marion County Historical Society</a>.&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/ind
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