NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Richmond, Indiana

Richmond (IPA: [ˈrɪtʃ.mənd]) is a city in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. It is sometimes called the "cradle of recorded jazz" because some early jazz records originated there at the studio of Gennett Records, a division of the Starr Piano Company.^[1] Richmond is the county seat of Wayne County. The city's 2000 population was 39,124. In the 1990s, Richmond's population declined by 1.6 percent.^[2] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (512x800, 33 KB) Summary Description: Red Dot map of Indiana, showing the location of Richmond Source: Self-made from public data sources Date: 18:42, 21 October 2005 (UTC) Author: Sean Baker ( Marvin01 | talk ) Permission: Free use, with attribution, under the... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 kmÂ²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ... List of Indiana counties: Adams County Allen County Bartholomew County Benton County Blackford County Boone County Brown County Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay County Clinton County Crawford County Daviess County Dearborn County Decatur County DeKalb County Delaware County Dubois County Elkhart County Fayette County Floyd County Fountain County... Richmond is the county seat. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 kmÂ² (1000 hectares) and 100 kmÂ² (10,000 hectares). ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... âˆ’12 | âˆ’11 | âˆ’10 | âˆ’9:30 | âˆ’9 | âˆ’8 | âˆ’7 | âˆ’6 | âˆ’5 | âˆ’4 | âˆ’3:30 | âˆ’3 | âˆ’2:30 | âˆ’2 | âˆ’1 | âˆ’0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the â€œInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 kmÂ²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 kmÂ²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... Gennett (pronounced with a soft G) was a United States based record label which flourished in the 1920s. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Richmond is the county seat. ...

History

Richmond was settled along the East Fork of the Whitewater River in 1806 by Quaker families from North Carolina. John Smith and David Hoover were among the earliest settlers. Richmond is still home to several Quaker institutions including Friends United Meeting, Earlham College and the Earlham School of Religion. The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Great Miami River, approximately 90 mi (145 km) long, in southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio in the United States. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 kmÂ²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Friends United Meeting is an association of yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) encompasing twenty-six yearly meetings in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. ... Earlham College is a national, selective Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. ... Earlham School of Religion (ESR), a graduate division of Earlham College, located in Richmond, Indiana is the oldest graduate seminary associated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). ...

Richmond is believed to have been the smallest community in the United States with a professional opera company and symphony orchestra. The Whitewater Opera has since closed its doors but the Richmond Symphony Orchestra is a source of community pride. Will Earhart formed the first complete high school orchestra in Richmond in 1899. A later orchestra director, Joseph E. Maddy went on to found what is now known as the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. The Interlochen Center for the Arts is situated in Interlochen, Michigan, USA, on a 1,200 acre (5 kmÂ²) campus, roughly 15 miles southwest of Traverse City. ...

A significant group of artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries came to be known as the Richmond Group. The list of artists includes John Elwood Bundy, George Herbert Baker, Maude Kaufman Eggemeyer and John Albert Seaford among others. The Richmond Art Museum has an outstanding collection of regional and American art.^[3] Many consider the most significant painting in the collection to be a self portrait of Indiana-born William Merritt Chase.^[4] The Richmond Group also known as the Richmond School, is a group of Impressionist painters who worked in the Richmond, Indiana area from the late 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. ... John Elwood Bundy (1853-1933) was an American painter known as the dean of the Richmond, Indiana group of painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... George Herbert Baker (1878-1943) was an impressionist artist who worked primarily in the Richmond, Indiana area and was a member of the Richmond Group of painters. ... Self Portrait of William Merritt Chase (1915) from the collection of the Richmond Art Museum The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. ... William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 - October 25, 1916) was an American painter known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. ...

Richmond was once known as "the lawnmower capital" because of the lawn mowers manufactured there from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Manufacturers included Motomower Dille-McGuire and F&N. The farm machinery builder Gaar-Scott was based in Richmond. American farm steam tractor builder based in Richmond Indiana. ...

In the 1920s, Indiana had the strongest Ku Klux Klan organization in the country under Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson, with control over the state legislature and an ally in Governor Ed Jackson.^[5] At its height, national membership during the second Klan movement reached 1.5 million, with 300,000 from Indiana.^[6] Records show that Richmond (home to Whitewater Klan #60) and Wayne County were Klan strongholds, with up to 45 percent of the county's white males having been Klan members.^[6]^[7] At the same time Gennett Records was recording important black jazz artists,^[8] it also produced private-label contract recordings for the Ku Klux Klan.^[9] Official racial segregation was a feature of Richmond life until 1965, when the city ended its policy of restricting black firefighters to one station and limiting the promotion opportunities of firemen and policemen. Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... D.C. Stephensons prison mugshot, 1926 David Curtiss (â€œSteveâ€) Stephenson (21 August 1891 â€“ 28 June 1966) was Grand Dragon (state leader) of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, whose conviction for murder led to the end of the second wave of Klan activity. ... Edward L. Ed Jackson (1873 - 1954) was governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from January 12, 1925 to January 14, 1929. ...

After starting out in nearby Union City, Wayne Agricultural Works moved to Richmond. Wayne was a manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles, including "kid hacks", a precursor of the motorized school bus. Beginning in the early 1930s through the 1940s, several automobile designers and manufacturers were located in Richmond. Among the automobiles manufactured there was the "Richmond" which was built by the Wayne Works, the "Rodefeld", the "Davis", the "Pilot", the Westcott and the Crosley. Union City is a city in Randolph County, Indiana. ... Horse-drawn kid hacks were an early form of school bus A kid hack was a horse-drawn vehicle used for transporting children to school in the late 19th and early 20th century in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Karl Benzs Velo (vÃ©lo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... The Westcott was an automobile produced in Springfield, Ohio (United States) between 1912 and 1925. ... The Crosley was an automobile manufactured by the Crosley Corporation and later by Crosley Motors Incorporated in the United States from 1939 to 1952. ...

In the 1950s, Wayne Works became Wayne Corporation, a well-known bus manufacturer, and relocated to a site adjacent to Interstate 70 in 1967. The company was a leader in school bus safety innovations, but closed in 1992 during a period of school bus manufacturing industry consolidations. Photo courtesy of Wayne Bus Enthusiasts group on Yahoo Advertisement for 1973 Wayne Lifeguard School Bus on Ford chassis. ... A Go North East bus parked in a lay-by in Tyne and Wear, England. ... Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

Richmond was known as the Rose City because of the many varieties once grown there by Hill's Roses in several sprawling complexes of greenhouses. The company once had about 34 acres under glass. The Richmond Rose Festival honored the rose industry and was a popular summer attraction. Species Between 100 and 150, see list Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rosa A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ... A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ...

Richmond is located on the National Road,^[10] which became part of the system of National Auto Trails. The highway is now known as U.S. Highway 40. One of the extant Madonna of the Trail monuments was dedicated at Richmond on October 28, 1928^[11] The monument sits in a corner of Glen Miller Park adjacent to U.S. 40. Mile markers can still be found along the National Road; this one is located in Columbus, Ohio. ... The system of National Auto Trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... United States Highway 40 is an east-west United States highway. ... Madonna of the Trail monument at Bethesda, Maryland Madonna of the Trail is a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

On April 6, 1968, several downtown blocks were destroyed or damaged by a natural gas explosion and fire, killing 41 people and injuring more than 150.^[12] Thereafter, the main street through downtown was closed to traffic and the Downtown Promenade was built in 1972 (and later expanded in 1978). The five-block pedestrian mall was later torn down and the street reopened to traffic in 1997 as part of an urban revitalization effort. April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... The Richmond, Indiana explosion was a double explosion which occurred on April 6, 1968 in downtown Richmond, Indiana. ...

Architecture

Richmond is noted for its historic architecture. In 2003, a book entitled Richmond Indiana: Its Physical Development and Aesthetic Heritage to 1920 by Cornell University architectural historians, Michael and Mary Raddant Tomlan, was published by the Indiana Historical Society. This work is the result of twenty five years of research on Richmond's growth and development. Particularly notable buildings are the 1902 Pennsylvania Railroad Station designed by Daniel Burnham and the 1893 Wayne County Court House designed by James W. McLaughlin of Cincinnati. Local architects of note include John A. Hasecoster, William S. Kaufman and Stephen O. Yates. Five large districts and several individual buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record. Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. ... The Indiana Historical Society is one of the nations oldest and largest historical societies and describes itself as Indianaâ€™s storyteller. Founded in 1830, the Society connects people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting and disseminating Indiana history. ... Daniel H. Burnham. ... John Adam Hasecoster (1844 - 1925) was a prominent American architect in East Central Indiana during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... HABS photograph: First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia HABS drawing: James Madisons Montpelier HAER photograph: Tacoma Narrows Bridge HALS drawing: Hale O Pi Ilani Heiau, Maui This article is about the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), a program of the U.S. National Park Service. ... The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is an office of the National Park Service. ...

Educational institutions

Richmond High School is an public high school in Richmond, Indiana at 380 Hub Etchison Parkway. ... Self Portrait of William Merritt Chase (1915) from the collection of the Richmond Art Museum The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. ... A theater in Richmond, IN, owned and operated by Richmond Public Schools. ... Earlham College is a national, selective Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. ... Indiana University East is a satellite campus of the Indiana University system. ... Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (usually shortened to Ivy Tech Community College or, colloquially, Ivy Tech) is the state of Indianas system of community colleges, formed in 2005, as a rechartering of a system of vocational technical schools. ... Earlham School of Religion (ESR), a graduate division of Earlham College, located in Richmond, Indiana is the oldest graduate seminary associated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... Bethany Theological Seminary is the graduate school and academy for theological education for the Church of the Brethren. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Schwarzenau Brethren. ...

Churches, Meetings, Synagogues, Temples, Etc.

Friends United Meeting is an association of yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) encompasing twenty-six yearly meetings in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. ... Pendle Hill, a landmark in the history of the Society of Friends. ...

Geography

Richmond is located at 39°49′49″N, 84°53′26″W (39.830189, -84.890668)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 60.3 km² (23.3 mi²). 60.1 km² (23.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 39,124 people, 16,287 households, and 9,918 families residing in the city. The population density was 650.8/km² (1,685.3/mi²). There were 17,647 housing units at an average density of 293.6/km² (760.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.78% White, 8.87% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 16,287 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1761 KB) Richmond, Indiana from the southwest. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1761 KB) Richmond, Indiana from the southwest. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,210, and the median income for a family was $38,346. Males had a median income of $30,849 versus $21,164 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,096. About 12.1% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Transportation

Richmond is served by Interstate 70 at exits 149 and 151. Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

Points of interest

Image File history File links Hicksite_Friends_Meeting_House_Richmond_IN.jpg This image is from HABS/HAER, the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record collection at the Library of Congress. ... Image File history File links Hicksite_Friends_Meeting_House_Richmond_IN.jpg This image is from HABS/HAER, the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record collection at the Library of Congress. ... The Hayes Arboretum (500 acres) is an arboretum located at 801 Elks Road, Richmond, Indiana. ... Self Portrait of William Merritt Chase (1915) from the collection of the Richmond Art Museum The Richmond Art Museum was founded in 1898 as the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana. ... Earlham College is a national, selective Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. ... Madonna of the Trail monument at Bethesda, Maryland Madonna of the Trail is a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. ... Tiffany (TIF-ah-nee) is a female given name of Greek origin meaning manifestation of God. ... E. and G.G. Hook was a company that was engaged in pipe organ manufacturing during the 19th century. ... The Cardinal Greenway is a rail trail that encompasses 60 miles of former CSX railroad routes in east central Indiana. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Notable Richmondites

May Frances Aufderheide (May 21, 1888 - September 1, 1972) was an American composer of ragtime music. ... Baby Huey (born James Ramey, January 1, 1944 - October 28, 1970) was an American rock and soul singer, born in Richmond, Indiana. ... Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin on July 14, 1930, in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur. ... Thomas Allen Brown (b. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... J Wilbur Chapman, evangelist John Wilbur Chapman (June 17, 1859 in Richmond, Indiana-December 25, 1918 in New York, New York) was a presbyterian evangelist in the late 19th Century, generally traveling with gospel singer Charles Alexander. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Terry W. Cross, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Terry Cross is the current Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces and is involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense. ... David W. Dennis (June 7, 1912 - January 6, 1999) was a United States Representative from Indiana. ... George Duning (1908 - 2000) was educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, and during his early twenties played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kysers popular Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio programme. ... Wilbur Weeb Ewbank (May 6, 1907 - November 17, 1998) was an American professional football coach. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... There have been two unrelated American football teams called the Baltimore Colts based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Date January 12, 1969 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Joe Namath, Quarterback Favorite Colts by 18 National anthem Anita Bryant Coin toss Tom Bell Referee Tom Bell Halftime show America Thanks with Florida A&M University Attendance 75,389 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Gang Green, the Green and White Team colors Hunter Green and White Head Coach Eric Mangini Owner Woody Johnson General manager Mike Tannenbaum League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970â€“present) American Football Conference... The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Paul Richard Flatley (born January 30, 1941 in Richmond, Indiana) was a wide receiver in the National Football League from 1963 to 1970. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Ragnar League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961â€“present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division (1967-1969... William Dudley Foulke (1848 â€“ 1935) was an American literary critic, journalist, poet and reformer. ... Film director and movie actor Norman Foster (December 13, 1900 - July 7, 1976) may be best remembered for being married twice - both times to leading ladies. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Mary Rosamund Haas (born January 12, 1910; died May 17, 1996) was an American linguist who specialized in North American Indian languages, Thai, and historical linguistics. ... Jeff Hamilton is a jazz drummer. ... Del Harris is a former NBA coach. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Marquette University is a, private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States of America. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of thirteen universities, mostly in the northeastern United States: Boston College (scheduled to leave in 2005) University of Connecticut (UConn) Georgetown University (Plays Division I-AA football in the Patriot League) University of Notre Dame (Plays Division I-A football... Charles Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 - June 5, 1934) was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies. ... This article is about the cult leader. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Harry George Keenan (15 June 1867, Richmond, Indiana - 18 April 1944, Santa Ana, California) was an early American silent film actor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Daniel Chapin Kinsey (January 22, 1902 - June 27, 1970) was an American hurdler, and later a scholar in physical education. ... Margaret Landon (September 7, 1903 - December 4, 1993) was an American writer who became famous for Anna and the King of Siam, her 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... Johnny Logan can refer to a number of different people. ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... Lamar Lundy (born April 17, 1935, in Richmond, Indiana) was a defensive end with the NFL Los Angeles Rams for 13 seasons, from 1957 to 1969. ... City Saint Louis, Missouri Other nicknames {{{nicknames}}} Team colors New Century Gold, Millennium Blue, and White Head Coach Vacant Owner Georgia Frontiere and E. Stanley Kroenke Fight song {{{song}}} Mascot {{{mascot}}} Local radio Flagship stations: KLOU (103. ... The real Fearsome Foursome was the All-Star defensive line of the Los Angeles Rams NFL football team in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Kenneth MacDonald (b. ... Daniel W. Marmon was an industrialist from Richmond, Indiana, United States. ... Dan Mitrione was an American police officer, FBI agent and alleged torture expert who cooperated with the police in various Latin American countries. ... Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823–November 1, 1877) was a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. ... now. ... Addison H. Nordyke was an industrialist and manufacturer from Richmond, Indiana, United States. ... William Paul Quinn (1788-1873) was the fourth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. ... Daniel Gray Reid (1858-1925) was an American industrialist and philanthropist known as the Tinplate King. ... Jonathan Clark Rogers (September 7, 1885 - October 24, 1967), was President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1949 until 1950. ... Ned Rorem (born October 23, 1923) is a noted American composer and diarist. ... Chris Schenkel Chris Schenkel (born August 21, 1923 in Bippus, Indiana; died September 11, 2005 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) was an American sportscaster. ... [1] ABC Sports is a division of ABC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... 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Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), the elder of the Wright brothers, seen as one of the fathers of heavier-than-air flight. ...

Sister cities

Richmond's sister cities are Daito-Cho, Shimane Prefecture, Japan and Serpukhov, Russia. There have been various cultural exchanges between Richmond and its sister cities, the most recent of which took place in 2001. Shimane Prefecture ) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Serpukhov (Russian: ) is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. ...

Nate Greene - Of the Rhode Island Greene's, was a resident of Richmond from 1978 - 1984. The peole of Richmond refer to this era as the "Era of Greene".

Notes

^ Starr Gennett Foundation, http://starrgennett.org/, URL accessed May 29, 2006.
^ http://www.city-data.com/city/Richmond-Indiana.html
^ Richmond Art Museum, http://www.richmondartmuseum.org/, URL accessed May 30, 2006.
^ Self-portrait: The Artist in his Studio, 1916, http://www.richmondartmuseum.org/collection/lg-pages/chase-william-merritt.htm, URL accessed May 30, 2006.
^ Indiana State Library, Ku Klux Klan Resources from the Indiana Division, http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/indiana/Klan.html, URL accessed May 30, 2006
^ ^a ^b Ku Klux Klan, Wayne County, Indiana Records, 1916–1933, http://www.indianahistory.org/library/manuscripts/collection_guides/M0407.html, URL accessed on May 29, 2006.
^ Citizen Klansmen: The Ku Klux Klan in Indiana, 1921-1928, Leonard J. Moore, North Carolina Press, 1997.
^ How the Early Jazz Captured by Gennett Influenced the Shape of Things to Come, http://starrgennett.org/stories/articles/way_station.htm, URL accessed May 29, 2006.
^ Gennett Numerical Series, http://www.vjm.biz/new_page_6.htm, URL accesses May 29, 1006,
^ Road through the Wilderness The Making of the National Road, http://www.connerprairie.org/historyonline/ntlroad.html, URL accessed May 30, 2006.
^ Madonna of the Trail, http://www.waynet.org/facts/madonna_of_the_trail.htm, URL accessed May 30, 2006.
^ Death in a Sunny Street : The Civil Defense Story of the Richmond, Indiana Disaster, April 6, 1968, http://gates.mrl.lib.in.us:8080/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/fulltext&CISOPTR=1981&REC=1, URL accessed May 29, 2006.
^ Polly Bergen, http://www.meredy.com/pollybergen/, URL accessed May 30, 2006.
^ Clark Bradley, http://sports.espn.go.com/prorodeo/features/bio?page=g_bio_PRCA_Bradley_CR, URL accessed October 28, 2006.
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Contents

History

Architecture

Educational institutions

Churches, Meetings, Synagogues, Temples, Etc.

Geography

Demographics

Transportation

Points of interest

Notable Richmondites

Sister cities

Notes

External links

Contents

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Architecture

Educational institutions

Churches, Meetings, Synagogues, Temples, Etc.

Geography

Demographics

Transportation

Points of interest

Notable Richmondites

Sister cities

Notes

External links

History