Nov 15, 2017 | Highlights in History
An Unexpected Aerial Visitor By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the early days of aviation, balloon racing was a popular sport. Unlike today’s hot-air balloons, they were hydrogen filled, a practice that continued until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. ...
Nov 8, 2017 | Highlights in History
Cynthiana – The First Geist Community By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The area around Fishers and Geist is the site of some of the newest housing in Hamilton County, but it was actually settled very early. A town in Fall Creek Township in one of the few...
Nov 2, 2017 | Highlights in History
A Follow-up on the “Beetle Flyer” By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Some time back, I did a post on Hamilton County’s only car company – the Fodrea-Malott Manufacturing Company. At that time, there weren’t many details about the vehicle itself. Now, some...
Oct 26, 2017 | Highlights in History
A Ghost War By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As people prepare for trick or treaters, we should look at a time in Noblesville in late 1890 when “ghosts” appeared and frightened several families. The results were probably not what people had expected....
Oct 19, 2017 | Highlights in History
Local Ghosts By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the last my blog post, I casually mentioned a Castleton ghost story. It got an enthusiastic response, so I looked further into it. It turns out that the owner of the property, Martin Garrison (1835-1935),...
Oct 12, 2017 | Highlights in History
The Man Who Knew By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian While most people would be excited to be a part of one mystery, there was a local man who was part of two. Richard Howard “Howe” Davidson (1829-1896) was a Noblesville businessman who ran a boot and shoe...
