Apr 25, 2016 | Highlights in History
Dropping the “Go Devil”: Drilling for Natural Gas By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian When discussing Hamilton County gas boom history, people are aware of the many industries (glass, brick, etc.) that grew up because of natural gas discoveries. ...
Apr 18, 2016 | Highlights in History
Alternative Energy in Hamilton County By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Following up on last week’s post, I thought I would look at how citizens in Hamilton County have been using alternative energy for decades. The county learned a rough lesson about...
Apr 12, 2016 | Highlights in History
The Mills at Clare By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With Earth Day coming up, I thought I might look at some alternative power efforts here in Hamilton County. The White River at Clare has been used as water power for industry since the first settlement...
Apr 4, 2016 | Highlights in History
Baseball in Noblesville and Hamilton County: The 1880’s By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With the Opening Day of the baseball season on Sunday, I thought I would look at another era of Noblesville baseball. In the 1880’s and early 1890’s, the...
Mar 30, 2016 | Highlights in History
Helen Cromell AKA “Dirty Helen” By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’m going to finish off women’s history month with a look at Hamilton County’s most notorious female – Helen Worley Cromell AKA “Dirty Helen”. She went from being proper Cicero...
