Soldiers and Sailors Monument

#TBT to the Indiana War Memorial Plaza in the 1930s. Obelisk Square sits in the foreground in Veterans Memorial Park with American Legion Mall behind, including the original building for the headquarters of the American Legion.

Veterans Memorial Park and American Legion Mall are still some of the best green spaces Downtown Indianapolis has to offer!

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Veterans Memorial Plaza, once known as Obelisk Square, is located in the center of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District, a block north of the Indiana War Memorial.

Sitting in the center of the Plaza is the 100-foot Obelisk bordered by flagpoles bearing the flags of each of the 50 states to the east and west.

Veterans Memorial Plaza is a great, welcoming greenspace in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis. The park is open from dawn to dusk all year round and is a great place to enjoy the outdoors in the busy city!

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Veterans Memorial Plaza, once known as Obelisk Square, is located in the center of the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District, a block north of the Indiana War Memorial.

Sitting in the center of the Plaza is the 100-foot Obelisk bordered by flagpoles bearing the flags of each of the 50 states to the east and west.

Veterans Memorial Plaza is a great, welcoming greenspace in the heart of Downtown Indianapolis. The park is open from dawn to dusk all year round and is a great place to enjoy the outdoors in the busy city!

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#DowntownIndy
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On this day in 1775, following an unordered shot, the American Revolution began in Massachusetts.

While much of the Revolution took place on the east coast, Fort Sackville, in what is now Vincennes, Indiana, was a turning point for the revolution in the west.

Learn more about the Siege of Sackville at the Indiana War Memorial Museum, open Wednesday to Sunday between 9a.m. and 5p.m. Admission is free!

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On this day, in 1945, Ernie Pyle died in the Pacific near the end of World War II.

Ernie Pyle was born in Dana, Indiana and was a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist and war correspondent. He left a legacy of war stories about ordinary American soldiers who fought during WWII.

Learn more about Ernie Pyle at the Indiana War Memorials Museum; open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

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Put your green thumb to the test and join the Plant and Tend volunteer group at the Indiana War Memorial Parks this summer!

To volunteer your time helping beautify Indiana War Memorials Historic District parks, please visit: https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/donate/volunteer/

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On this day in 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. This brought an end to the U.S. Civil War after more than 500,000 American deaths.

Did you know the Eli Lilly Civil War Museum is now open in the Indiana War Memorial Museum. Visit the exhibit and see artifacts that have been transferred from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, as well as artifacts that have never before been on display. The Indiana War Memorial Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9a to 5p. Admission is free!

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The U.S. entered World War I in April of 1917, soon after Corporal James Bethel Gresham of Evansville, Indiana traveled to France and fought under General John J. Pershing. Corporal Gresham was the first American soldier to be killed.

Learn more about the life and death of Corporal Gresham: https://www.indianawarmemorials.org/2021/04/09/the-first-to-fall/?fbclid=IwAR1PeiixMCT_ozYN0-Eb69dtKJc9x_EhFBlfOO2vm-F2VKdiYIcy7uwGAls

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