5 Indy Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

With such a rich and interesting history, Indianapolis has several facts of its own that visitors and residents alike haven’t had a clue about. Having grown to be the 13th largest city in the country, here are five things about Naptown that you might not know.

1. It’s no coincidence that the capital city’s name sounds extremely close to the state it serves. In fact, an Indiana Supreme Court judge chose the name Indianapolis by pairing the state’s name together with the Greek word for “city”.
2. Next time you're at a ball game singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch, thank Indianapolis. For a native of the city, Albert Von Tilzer, penned the traditional tune.
3. What’s better than slice bread? The city that birthed it. Taggart Baking Company, based in Indianapolis, launched Wonder Bread in 1921.
4. Washington, D.C. is the only city in the country with more memorials and monuments than Indianapolis. The city comes in second, with 33 such commemorations.
5. Just three months before his death in 1977, Elvis Presley performed his last concert ever in Indianapolis’ Market Square Arena.