ocr: Indianapolis, Indiana VT Indianapolis, the meeting place of many railroad and highway - - - - - MA - - - - routes, is of sometimes America. called the WI - - - - - - - 3o ( - Crossroads - - - ounded in1 1821,itwas - selected PA RI as the site for the capital because IL IN ofits central location. It is now the MO state's largest city and one of the NJ Midwest's chief centers of NC manutacturing and AR MD transportation. Indianapolis is AL known: internationally for the Indianapolis 500, ana auto race LA SC held annually since 1911. -