October 15 - October 21
October 15, 1966 Angel Mounds near Evansville is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
October 18, 1954 The Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio, begins production in Indianapolis.
Residents of the Willard Park neighborhood are advocating to preserve the 15-acre property in the 400 block of Randolph St. that once belonged to the first women's prison in the country.
October 8 - October 14
October 9, 1926 The James F. D. Lanier Mansion in Madison becomes a State Memorial. During the Civil War, Lanier loaned money to the state to prevent bankruptcy.
October 11, 1957 Visitors enjoy t
October 1 - October 7
October 1, 1887 President Grover Cleveland and wife Francis visit the new Indiana Statehouse.
October 3, 1862 Pleasant A. Hackleman of Franklin County died at Corinth, Mississippi. He was th
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