Wanamaker (Indiana)

Wanamaker
Wanamaker Location in Indiana
Basic data
Foundation :	1834
State :	United States
State :	Indiana
County :	Marion County
Coordinates :	39 ° 42 ′  N , 86 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 42 ′  N , 86 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Height :	256 m
Postal code :	46239
Area code :	+1 317
FIPS :	18-80000
GNIS ID :	440019

Wanamaker (also: New Bethel ) is a district of Indianapolis in Marion County in the United States .

geography

Wanamaker is approximately 14 km southeast of downtown Indianapolis. The Big Run flows through the district .

history

The first settlers came to the place in 1825. The place was officially founded in 1834. In 1854 a post office was opened. Originally the place was called New Bethel and the post office was called Wanamaker . The post office was named after the American department store owner and postmaster John Wanamaker . The name of the post office later became the official place name. In the 19th century a train station for the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway was built about 1.5 km south of Wanamaker . Wanamaker was built along historic Michigan Road . The Michigan Road was built in the 1830er- and 1840s. This road connects Michigan City with Madison via Indianapolis.

Transport links

Wanamaker is connected to the American road network by the Interstate / US Highway 421 . The nearest train station (Gallaudet Station) is about 1.5 km south of Wanamaker. The closest international airport is Indianapolis International Airport .

Churches

• Franklin Central Christian Church
• Maple Hill United Methodist Church
• Nativity Catholic Church
• New Bethel Baptist Church
• Southminster Presbyterian
• Wanamaker Church of Christ

Regular events

Old Settler's Day , a street festival, has been celebrated since the late 1980s .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Variant Name Citation: New Bethel . United States Geological Survey . December 31, 1981. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
2. ↑ Berry Robinson Sulgrove: History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana (Part 2) . LH Everts & Company, 1884, p. 525.
3. ^ [1984] The History of New Bethel / Wanamaker . Franklin Township Historical Society , Indianapolis 2003, pp. 26-27.
4. ^ [1984] The History of New Bethel / Wanamaker . Franklin Township Historical Society , Indianapolis 2003, p. Iv.
5. ^ BGN Subject Folders on Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 1963-1968. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
6. ↑ Berry Robinson Sulgrove: History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana (Part 2) . LH Everts & Company, 1884, p. 526.
7. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code . United States Postal Service. 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
8. ↑ Old Settler's Days ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.