Mapleton-Fall Creek (Indianapolis, Indiana)

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A small group of farming families, primarily Germans, settled the area around what is now Illinois and 38th Streets as early as the 1840s. There, amid a large grove of sugar maples, the tiny farming village of Mapleton early became a popular rest stop for travelers on their way from Indianapolis (roughly three miles to the south) to Broad Ripple and further parts northward. In the 1860s, the city's street car railway was extended to Crown Hill Cemetery, connecting Mapleton to Indianapolis.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapleton-Fall_Creek,_Indianapolis
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Coordinates:   39°48'56"N   86°8'38"W

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