May 18, 2017 | Highlights in History
Early Fishers – The Johnson-Evans Prize Fight By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The rough nature of early Fishers sort of served a purpose in 19th century Hamilton County. It was a place where things could happen to blow off steam. If you couldn’t...
May 11, 2017 | Highlights in History
Noblesville’s Connection to the Harlem Renaissance – Mae Walker By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A local arts group called Noblesville Interdisciplinary Creativity Expo, or NICE, is having a workshop based on literary materials on Tuesday, May 16th. Some...
May 4, 2017 | Highlights in History
Early Fishers – A Turkey Shoot Gets Out of Hand By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing our study of the rough-and ready history of early Fishers, it’s interesting to note that trouble began not long after the town was founded in 1872. The best...
Apr 27, 2017 | Highlights in History
Robbing A Train – By Wrecking it By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The town of Fishers and Delaware Township had a lively history prior to the First World War that has been largely forgotten. I’ve talked about some of it before, such as the grave robbing...
Apr 20, 2017 | Highlights in History
The 1896 Noblesville Fish Kill By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With Earth Day coming up on Saturday, this seems like a good time to look at a Hamilton County environmental failure and see what we might have learned from it. Many people are familiar with...
