Marshall "Major" Taylor, Indiana Historical Marker

ID: 450 ~ Creator: Indiana Historical Bureau ~ Date: This historical marker was installed by the Indiana Historical Bureau in 2009.
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Marshall "Major" Taylor, Indiana Historical Marker

This historical marker is at the intersection of 38th and the Monon trail, across from the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Capital City Track was located here.
Photo Courtesy of Indiana Historical Bureau.

This file appears in: Racing in the Velodrome

By Kaelynn Hayes
The open air cycling track, or velodrome, before you is named for Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor. In 1899, Taylor, a renowned cyclist and world record holder from Indianapolis, became the second African American world champion athlete. Celebrated…