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| city of Indiana. It is a major commercial | | | | Indiana University Purdue University, |
| center. With a population of close to | | | | Indianapolis. The Indianapolis International |
| 800,000, it is Indiana's most populous city | | | | Airport caters to Indianapolis and Marion |
| and one of the few cities in the Midwest that | | | | County.Indianapolis is probably best known |
| has seen a growth rate exceeding 5 | | | | for hosting the largest single-day sporting |
| percent.Founded as the state capital in | | | | event in the world: the Indianapolis 500-Mile |
| 1821, the city enjoyed great social, economic | | | | Race. This race is held at the famed |
| and cultural progress, mainly due to the | | | | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is the |
| discovery of a large natural gas deposit in | | | | largest stadium in the world.The city is also |
| the 1890s. With the state supplying free | | | | home to well-known sports teams, including |
| natural gas to factories in the region, there | | | | the Indianapolis Indians, a minor league |
| was a sharp increase in automobile and glass | | | | baseball team in the International League, |
| industries until 1915, when the deposits got | | | | the Indianapolis Colts of the National |
| depleted.Indianapolis experiences hot summers | | | | Football League, the Indiana Pacers of the |
| and long and cold winters, with significant | | | | National Basketball Associaton and the |
| snowstorms. Spring is generally pleasant; | | | | Indiana Fever of the Women's National |
| however, since there are no mountains to | | | | Basketball Association. Beginning with the |
| protect the area, thunderstorms that occur in | | | | 2006 event, the NCAA will be holding the |
| spring and fall often bring in | | | | Final Four, which is the semifinals and |
| tornadoes.Indianapolis is rich in culture and | | | | finals of the men's college basketball |
| in order to improve tourism, the government | | | | tournament in Indianapolis every four years. |
| is taking further initiatives to project the | | | | In recognition of its love for sports, the |
| city as a center of art and culture. Broad | | | | city has been dubbed "The Amateur Sports |
| Ripple Village, War Memorial Plaza, Monument | | | | Capital of the World."Indianapolis provides |
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| also known for its reputed educational | | | | Indianapolis is affiliated with Cleveland |
| institutions like Butler University, the | | | | Golf. |
| University of Indianapolis, Marian College, | | | | |