Jeremiah Sullivan (1794-1870), Union Lodge 2, Madison, Indiana, was a founder of Hanover College and the Indiana Historical Society. An attorney, he eventually became a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. While a member of the state legislature in 1820, the Indiana Capital moved from Corydon to a new area, centrally located on the White River. Brother Sullivan proposed the name for the new city by combining the name of the state, Indiana ("land of the Indians") and the Greek word for "city," giving the state capital its current name: Indianapolis.Wednesday, June 20, 2012
City Of The Land Of The Indians
Jeremiah Sullivan (1794-1870), Union Lodge 2, Madison, Indiana, was a founder of Hanover College and the Indiana Historical Society. An attorney, he eventually became a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. While a member of the state legislature in 1820, the Indiana Capital moved from Corydon to a new area, centrally located on the White River. Brother Sullivan proposed the name for the new city by combining the name of the state, Indiana ("land of the Indians") and the Greek word for "city," giving the state capital its current name: Indianapolis.