Feb 16, 2017 | Highlights in History
African American Church Buildings in Noblesville By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Hamilton County has had organized churches since the first settlers arrived, and this includes the Black community. The oldest African American church building in the...
Feb 9, 2017 | Highlights in History
Thomas Murphy – An African American Pioneer By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Last year I did a post on the first known Black settler of Hamilton County – Pete Smith – who was also actually the first settler of Noblesville. Now I’d like to...
Feb 3, 2017 | Highlights in History
Charles Dempsey – Buffalo Soldier By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian February is Black History Month, so I will be focusing my posts on the African American history of Noblesville and Hamilton County. I thought would begin by looking at the life of a...
Jan 26, 2017 | Highlights in History
John H. Wise – Noblesville Playwright By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With the creation of the new Noblesville Cultural Arts District, it’s good to look at the history of some of the different kinds of arts in town. There has been quite a...
Jan 19, 2017 | Highlights in History
Marcus L. Hare and Grasslands Farm By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian To follow up on the trotting horses I discussed in the last post, this is a look at one of the most famous horse breeders and horse farms in Hamilton County. It has special significance...
Jan 12, 2017 | Highlights in History
Noblesville’s Miracle Horse – Longfellow Whip By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian People love stories like the one for the racehorse Seabiscuit, particularly when the horse’s greatness is unsuspected. Noblesville was the home for one such horse,...
