You can watch more of a revisit at cspan. Org citiestour. We are here in indianapolis at the home of Benjamin Harrison. And this is a very iconic spot. This is where he stood and greeted crowds of people that would come to hear him speak in 1888, when he was running for the presidency. He ran a unique campaign, a front porch campaign. However, he didnt have the same from porch you see here today. There was a stoop at the front door, which is still there. He stood in that area and spoke to the crowds of people that would come hear him speak. Harrison is probably one of the most under known of president s, 23rd president of the United States. He falls right in the middle of Grover Clevelands two terms. Oftentimes, people find him confused with his grandfather, William Henry harrison, who survived a month into his. Office Benjamin Harrison was only seven years old when his grandfather died. He served a full four years. And as president , he has a phenomenal legacy that is a little underst
Statehood in 1860. After a few years, it became obvious we needed a new capital city in the middle, so we built one, we built the city of indianapolis here on the white river, and we have had two statehouses here. Actually, contest, when they were building this particular building. They were replacing a building that had not been well built, and they had torn that building down. They had a number of architects submit the drawings. This particular blueprint by an wpnitect called edwin may the won the contest. This building is primarily made of Indiana Limestone, and Indiana Limestone is used around the country. The Empire State Building is Indiana Limestone. The pentagon, the biltmore mansion, Yankee Stadium are made of Indiana Limestone. We are proud of that, its a big industry in indiana. The building is built to last a long time, it has been here 130 one years and i suspect it will be here another 131 years and longer. The statehouse opened in 1888, built at a cost of less than 2 bil
The cspan cities tour is withg the american support from our spectrum cable partners. Coming up, we will visit noted locations and speak to experts about the citys history. Among the programs, Robert F Kennedys visit on the night of Martin Luther kings assassination. What we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness. We learn about the contributions of millionaire businesswoman madam cj walker. Visit to the indianapolis motor speedway, home of the indy 500. We begin our special feature at the home of our 23rd president , Benjamin Harrison. There was a little stupid at the front door which is still there and he stood at that area and crowds of people would come to hear him speak. He is one of the most unknown president s. 23rd president. He falls in the middle of Grover Cleveland. Oftentimes people find him confused with his grandfather, William Henry harrison. Benjamin harrison was only seven years old when his grandfather died. He served a full four years. As president
Indianapolis became the capital in 1825. We had a couple of other cities in indiana that served as capitals. Vincennes, indiana on the wabash river, it was the capital of the indiana territory, and then we moved the territorial capital to a city called cordon, and it on the ohio river and it became the capital when indiana gained statehood in 1860. After a few years, it became obvious we needed a new capital city in the middle, so we built one. We built the city of indianapolis here on the white river, and we have had two statehouses here. They had a contest, actually, when they were building this particular building. They were replacing a building that had not been well built, and they had torn that building down. They had a number of architects submit the drawings. This particular blueprint by an architect called edwin may won the contest. This building is primarily made was under construction for 10 years, 1878 through 1888. This building is primarily made of Indiana Limestone, and
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