Editing Quillsville (Queen of the Willis)

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| name                            = Quillsville, Indiana
| official_name                   = City of Quillsville and Quill County, Indiana
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| leader_name                     = [[Nicole Pence (Queen of the Willis)|Nicole Pence]] ([[wikipedia:Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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'''Quillsville''', often shortened to '''Q-Ville''', is the fictionalised fifth populous city of the[[wikipedia:U.S. state|state]] of [[wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] and the [[wikipedia:county seat|seat]] of Quill County, where the animated sitcom ''[[Queen of the Willis]]'' is set. 
Quillsville is knwon as sixth most populous city in the Indiana (behind Port Melissa, Indinapolis, Fort Wayne, Gary, and Michiana Falls).
Quillsville was founded by land speculators in 1819, and is named after Franklin Quill. 
[[Willis Family|The Willis Family]], [[Kendra Kendall (Hoosier Anchorwoman!)|the Kendall Family]] (previously [[Tiffani Donovan (Queen of the Willis)|Tiffani Donovan]]), [[Melissa Rose (Queen of the Willis)|the Rose Family]],  [[Karly Jameson (Queen of the Willis)|Kathi and Karly Jameson]], [[Alisan Porter (Queen of the Willis)|Alisan Porter]], and previously, the Abhrams family, and [[Anna Pamhouser]] live on '''Evansville Road''', with the Willis Family residing at '''6328 West Evansville Road'''.


==History==
According to [[Lee Kelso (Queen of the Willis)|Mayor Lee Kelso]] in "", the town was founded by Franklin Quill. He was a sailor on the colony of Lake Michigan boat and was thrown overboard for "speaking his mind" (non-stop). According to legend, a magical feather rescued him and brought him ashore, sharing the same vision as Quill: founding a new town named Quillsville. The feather later left Quill, because Quill contemplated killing him. Quill never spoke again, and later died of a combination of tuberculosis and a [[wikipedia:Tomahawk (axe)| tomahawk]] to the head and at last the feather came back to find Quill shoved in a pickle barrel. These events are celebrated every year as "FeatherStock".

==People and places in Quillsville==
[[Lee Kelso (Queen of the Willis)|Lee Kelso]], who shares a name with and is voiced by the long time Fort Wayne TV news personality was the mayor of Quillsville from 1980 to 2019 before [[Nicole Pence (Queen of the Willis)|Nicole Pence]] took over as Quillsville's mayor. Quillsville's local celebrities are Indianapolis TV news personality (who voice themselves in many episodes) and the former anchors of its Quillsville 24 news show (before WTHR NBC 13 took over production), [[Zach Mullins]], [[Angela Stroup]], [[Debbie Cochrun]], [[Dave Malachi]], and [[Brian Chris]]. The [[Drunken Hoosier]] is a bar that protagonist [[Angie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Angie Willis]] and her friends frequently visit. Ava's grandmother left her estate in [[wikipedia:New Haven, Indiana|New Haven, Indiana]] to the Willis', which they made an extended visit to in ''Angie, Angie, Fight'', and eventually sold. 

==Possible real-world locations==
[[Ava Zinn]], the show's primary creator, had been a near-lifelong resident of Indiana, and leaves unequivocal Indiana landmarks from which one may infer intended locations for events.<ref name=interview>??</ref>

Several times every episode, the actual Indianapolis skyline can be seen in the distance.<ref name=interview/> The three buildings that are depicted are, from left to right and furthest to closest, <!--- [[Sovereign Bank Tower (Providence)|One Financial Center]], [[50 Kennedy Plaza]], and the [[Bank of America Tower (Providence)|Bank of America Tower]] --->. This ordering of buildings and the angle at which they are viewed (see figure at right) indicates that Quillsville is primarily east of downtown Providence. If Quillsville is to have a counterpart in Indiana geography and be consistent with this, fans guessed that the location would have to be either [[Fishers, Indiana|Fishers]], [[Lawrence, Indiana|Lawrence]], [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], [[Pendleton, Indiana|Pendleton]], or an eastern portion of Indianapolis itself. However, in a few episodes Quillsville is shown to have a river, which only Indianapolis possess. This is supported by the fact that no such address named "6328 Evansville Road" is located in Indianapolis or Fort Wayne (the closest such is 6328 Butt Road in Fort Wayne is east of the Allen-Witley County line). This could be a coincidence, as Zinn has said in a DVD commentary that the street was named after Leesburg Roadin Fort Wayne. 

Zinn, in an interview with local WXIN Fox 59 News, has stated that the town is modeled after {{city-state|Kokomo|Indiana}}.

==The name Quillsville==
A [[wikipedia:quill|quill]] pen is a writing implement made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal-nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen. The hand-cut goose quill is rarely used as a calligraphy tool, because many papers are now derived from wood pulp and wear down the quill very quickly. This, along with the fact that the town Quillsville was co-founded by a feather, might suggest a different scenario for the reason of the name.



==Geography==

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===Architecture===

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==Economy==

==Culture==

===Arts and theater===


===Tourism and recreation===

===Attractions===

The Josh Kaufman Children's Museum is the second largest of its kind, offering 433,000 square feet of exhibit space. The museum holds a collection of over 90,000 artifacts. 

The Quillsville Zoo is home to nearly 1,100 animals and 22,000 plants, including many threatened and endangered species.

The Jane Pauley Motor Speedway Museum exhibits an extensive collection of auto racing memorabilia showcasing various motorsports and automotive history. 

Two museums and several memorials in Quillsville commemorate armed forces or conflict.

===Cuisine===
Quillsville has an emerging food scene as well as established eateries. Founded in 1871 as the city's public market, the Quillsville City Market at the Circle has served the community from its current building since 1936. As consumer habits evolved and residents moved from the central city, the City Market transitioned from a traditional marketplace to a food court, a function it retains today.

Opened in Quillsville in 1952, Saint Chuck Marlow Steak House (a pun on [[wikipedia:St. Elmo Steak House|St. Elmo Steak House]] and named after the late Indianapolis sports anchor) is well known for its signature [[wikipedia:prawn cocktail|shrimp cocktail]] and 100 ounce steak.

Distinctive dishes seen in early ''Queen of the Willis'' episodes include [[wikipedia:pork tenderloin sandwich|pork tenerloin sandwiches]] <ref>{{cite news|first=Kevin|last=Pang|date=April 3, 2014|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-04-03/travel/ct-trav-0406-indy-pork-tenderloin-20140403_1_pork-tenderloin-national-pork-producers-council-sandwich|title=Breaded Pork Tenderloin sandwiches: An Indiana institution|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=March 10, 2018}}</ref>,  [[wikipedia:sugar cream pie|sugar cream pie]] (being the unofficial state pie of Indiana)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/visitindiana/about-indiana/emblems-symbols|title=Indiana State Pie|accessdate=March 10, 2018 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref>, Seyfert's Pie, and Indianpolis invention, [[wikipedia:beef Manhattan|beef Manhattan]] can also be found on restaurant menus throughout Quillsville.

Other notable specialty restaurants in Quillsville are Holly & Robyn's Vegetarian Buffet (owned by Ava Zinn, of which are mostly vegetarian versions and  Big Ten Cheese Pizza, often mentioned in the revived series as follows: [[Tabby Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Tabby]] ate the 10 pound 10 cheese pizza in less than 10 minutes and first mentioned in "[[The Story of Melissa's Mother]]") and Sweethearts Restaurant (owned by Tina Craven). Notable taverns and establishments in Quillsville incluide Ahern-Pauley Bar & Grill, The Drunken Hoosier (freqently shown as the favorite hangout of [[Angie Willis ()|Angie]], [[Stephanie Rose (Queen of the Willis)|Stephanie]], and Lilly Abhrams), and The Broken Boilermaker.

==Sports==


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==Media==
Quillsville is served by various print media. Founded in 1903, ''The Quillsville Star-Informant'' is the city's daily morning newspaper. The ''Star-Informant'' is owned by Quillsville Media, with a daily circulation of 254,128.

Quillsville is served the primary network-affiliated television stations in Indianapolis include: 

[[wikipedia:WFYI (TV)|WFYI-TV]] 4 ([[wikipedia:PBS|PBS]], "Indiana PBS"), [[wikipedia:WRTV|WRTV]] 6 ([[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], "6abc"), [[wikipedia:WISH-TV]] 8 ([[wikipedia:The CW|CW]], "WISH-TV 8"), [[wikipedia:WNDY-TV|WNDY]] 10 ([[wikipedia:MyNetworkTV|MyNetworkTV]], "My 10"), [[wikipedia:WXIN|WXIN-TV]] 11 ([[wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], "Fox 11" )
[[wikipedia:WTHR|WTHR-TV]] 13 ([[wikipedia:NBC|NBC]], "NBC 13"), [[wikipedia:WHMB-TV|WHMB-TV]] 20 ([[wikipedia:Family Broadcasting Corporation|Family]]/[[wikipedia:Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]), WQIN 24 (Independent, "Quillsville 24"), WTIU 30 (PBS in Bloomington)
WCLJ 36 ([[wikipedia:Univision|Univision]]/[[wikipedia:UniMás|Unimás]]), [[wikipedia:WTTV|WTTV/WTTK]] 40/29 ([[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]], "CBS 40"), WIIB 42 ([[wikipedia:Telemundo|Telemundo]], Telemundo Indiana), [[wikipedia:WIPX-TV|WIPX]] 48 ([[wikipedia:Ion Television|Ion]]), WDNI 63 ([[wikipediaa:Azteca América|Azteca]]/, "Azteca 63") and [[wikipedia:WDTI|WDTI]] 69 ([[wikipedia:Daystar (TV network)|Daystar]]). 


The fictionalised versions of [[Karly Jameson (Queen of the Willis)|Karly Jameson]], [[Alisan Porter (Queen of the Willis)|Alisan Porter]] [[wikipedia:Jane Pauley|Jane Pauley]] and [[wikipedia:David Letterman|David Letterman]] were natives of Quillsville launched their notable broadcasting careers in local media in Indianapolis, Pauley with then CBS affiliate WISH-TV and Letterman with then-ABC affiliate WTHR-TV, respectively. 


==Infrastructure==

===Healthcare===


== Transportation ==

===Roadways===
Five Interstates intersect Quillsville and Indianapolis: [[wikipedia:Interstate 65 in Indiana|Interstate 65]], Interstate 67, [[wikipedia:Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]], [[wikipedia:Interstate 70 in Indiana|Interstate 70]], Interstate 72, and [[wikipedia:Interstate 74 in Indiana|Interstate 74]].
Six [[wikipedia:List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary Interstate Highways]] are located in the Quillsville/Indianapolis metro area: a [[wikipedia:beltway|beltway]] ([[wikipedia:Interstate 465|Interstate 465]]) and [[wikipedia:connector (road)|connectors]] ([[wikipedia:Interstate 865|Interstate 865]], Interstate 267, Interstate 369, Interstate 972, and  Interstate 570). 

The [[wikipedia:Indiana Department of Transportation|Indiana Department of Transportation]] manages all Interstates, [[wikipedia:United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Highways]], and [[wikipedia:List of state roads in Indiana|Indiana State Roads]] within Quillsville and Indianapolis.

Quillville's Department of Public Works manages about 8,100 miles of street lanes, in addition to alleys, bridges, sidewalks, and curbs.

===Transit===
The Quill County Public Transportation Corporation, branded as Quillslink, operates the city's [[wikipedia:public transport bus service|public bus system]]. A public transportation hub, the David Letterman Transit Center opened in Downtown Quillsville. Quillsville-Quill County Council approved a voter referendum increasing Quill County's income tax to help fund Quillslink's first major system expansion since its founding in 1965. The Quillsville  Transit Plan outlines proposed system improvements, including three [[wikipedia:bus rapid transit|bus rapid transit]] (BRT) lines, new buses, sidewalks, and bus shelters, extended hours and weekend schedules, and a 90% increase in service hours on all existing local routes.

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==See also==

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}


==External links==

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