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SUMMARY:Strawtown: A Glimpse into the Past
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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom and learn about the history of Strawtown\, a v
 ital Native American land and transportation hub. Registration is required
 .  .\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/12469166
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Culture\, History\, and Society: H
 istoric <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/indianapolis-metropolitan-st
 atistical-area-msa/">Indianapolis Metropolitan Area</a></strong>&mdash\;Th
 e Delaware Indians originally inhabited the area known as <a href="https:/
 /indyencyclopedia.org/strawtown/">Strawtown</a> after relocating from Ohio
  at the invitation of the Miami and Shawnee Indians around 1795. White set
 tlers\, most notably <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/william-conner/
 ">William Connor</a>\, arrived soon after and established trading posts wi
 th the Native Americans. The area's proximity to the <a href="https://indy
 encyclopedia.org/white-river/">White River\,</a> the trading posts\, and s
 everal ecosystems made it inviting and valuable to settlers and travelers.
  However\, the <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/timeline/treaty-of-st
 -mary-s-ohio-signed/">Treaty of St. Mary&rsquo\;s</a>\, signed on October 
 3\, 1818\, called for the natives to cede their lands in exchange for cash
  and other tangible items by 1821.</p>\n<p>In 1823\, Indiana state legisla
 tors created <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/hamilton-county/">Hamil
 ton County</a> with two townships&mdash\;Delaware\, which consisted of the
  southern half\, and White River\, which consisted of the northern half. O
 n July 27\, 1836\, Bicknell Cole and William Conner recorded the first pla
 t of the area they dubbed Strawtown.</p>\n<p>Join us online on Zoom and le
 arn more about Strawtown's history and the lasting significance of its pas
 t on contemporary communities. Reflect on its impact on local identity\, c
 ulture\, and development. Follow the thread of its short-lived gas boom in
  the late 1890s\, mussel farming in the 1930s\, and archaeologists' discov
 ery of Native American bone fragments at <a href="https://www.hamiltoncoun
 ty.in.gov/1954/Strawtown-Koteewi-Park-and-The-Taylor-Ce">Strawtown Koteewi
  Park</a> in 2016. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via ema
 il within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar.<br /><br /><strong>Pr
 esented by:</strong> Jyoti A. Verderame\, MA\, U.S. History<br />Editor\, 
 <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/">Encyclopedia of Indianapolis</a></
 p>\n<p><a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/"><img src="https://static.li
 bnet.info/frontend-images/editor/indianapolis/EOI.jpg" width="381" height=
 "49" alt="" /></a></p>\n<p>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 wil
 l receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting
 /webinar.</p>\n<p><strong>Age Group:&nbsp\;</strong>Adults</p>\n<p><strong
 >Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:mbarker@indypl.org">Special Collections
  Librarian Montoya Barker</a></p>\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/
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