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...
Oct 5, 2017 | Highlights in History
The Return of the White River Monster By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian It’s October and time to look at history stories that are creepy or just weird. Regular readers will recall that some time ago, I did a post about the White River Serpent, (as opposed...
Sep 28, 2017 | Highlights in History
Report From Fisher’s Switch – 1875 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Report From Fisher’s Switch – 1875 I’ve done several posts about the wild early days of the town of Fishers – some of them can be found here, here, here, here, and here. Now a first-hand...
