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St. Joseph County

Clay and Portage Townships, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Notre Dame, Indiana

The Place — Notre Dame, Indiana

  • 15 sections
  • 228 entry pages
  • 187 dated events

Next door

South Bend, Indiana

Notre Dame is its own community, just north of the city of South Bend. Much of the schools' life runs through the city, and South Bend's history tells that side of the story.

South Bend history · The Story of South Bend · Public Transit · Neighborhoods · Events Calendar · Government · Culture · Famous Landmarks

Churches & Religion

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart

One building in this record earns a file of its own. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart stands on the University of Notre Dame's campus in the unincorporated place called Notre Dame, adjoining South…

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Saint Mary's College

Colleges & Universities

The colleges and universities in the Notre Dame record. Each links to its place on the Saint Mary's College page.

  1. University of Notre DameUniversityIn University of Notre Dame
  2. Saint Mary's CollegeCollege · 1844 – presentIn Saint Mary's College · full entry
  3. Holy Cross CollegeCollege · 1966 – presentIn Holy Cross College · full entry

The record, by topic

The Place

The census place north of South Bend, the land and the mission ground before the schools.

The Schools

The University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College, each told on its own.

Campus & Faith

The Basilica, the campus landmarks and the university's institutions.

People

Presidents, artists, writers, chaplains and honorees.

Research & Technology

Laboratories, computing, medicine and invention.

Events & Episodes

Commencements, wars, epidemics, the fire and other days on campus.

Sports

Football, women's basketball and the other teams, halls and stories.

Campus Life & Culture

Stage, music, film, press, clubs, food and campus lore.

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Source: Notre Dame, Indiana, Moosed History by Project Moosed, https://history.projectmoosed.com/usa/midwest/indiana/notre-dame/