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Week 3 Bridge Photos
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Friday, March 20, 2009 … more →
Archivist from Fermilab responds to my inquiry
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Following the discovery last week that Purdue University had proposed in the 1950s the land now know … more →
Trader's Point, continued from History of Indianapolis and Marion County - Pike Township - B.R. Sulgrove - 1884
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Church – The first meetings of the citizens in the northwest … more →
Traders Point - History of Indianapolis and Marion County - Pike Township - B.R. Sulgrove - 1884
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: The village of Trader’s Point was laid out by John Jennings and Josiah Coughran in 1864. They … more →
History of Indianapolis and Marion County - Pike Township - B.R. Sulgrove - 1884
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: p. 604: The first road that was surveyed and cut out through this township was the Lafayette Road. I … more →
Pike Township, Where Forest and Indian Trails once Weaved in and Abouts Cabins of Wilderness, Now Presents Maze of Paved Roads and Rich Farms
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: The Indianapolis News, September 13, 1930, By Mabel Wheeler. Community along Lafayette Road blessed … more →
What's in a Name? Boot Jack, Traders Point and Lickskillet are Good Examples
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: The Indianapolis Times, Sunday December 31, 1961 by John Peters. People are champs at naming things. … more →
Traders Point could have developed much differently
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: I am fascinated by land use and the role public and private property owners play in land-use entitle … more →
Fermilab could have been in Traders Point? !
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: From the previous post about R.B.Stewart’s leadership at Purdue we learned that Purdue Univers … more →
Traders Point, Purdue University, J.K. Lilly & Herman Krannert detailed
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Friend of this blog Nick Harby, of West Lafayette, has tipped me off to a fascinating account of Pur … more →
Bridge - Week 2
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Thursday, March 12, 2009 … more →
Is the city backtracking on bridge bike lanes?
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: This morning’s Star article infers the bike lanes promised for the bridge over Eagle Creek may … more →
March 2, 2009 - The first day without the bridge
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Fire trucks from Hendricks County blared by my house early this morning. The … more →
1942 Photo of Traders Point Covered Bridge (86th and Fishback Creek)
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: One of the joys of maintaining this blog is stumbling upon old photos of the area. This photo of the … more →
Pike Township is named for explorer Zebulon Pike
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: http://tinyurl.com/8gy9nn The chronology of the naming of the 9 townships in Marion County in the 18 … more →
Eagle Creek navigable to the new state capitol in Conner's day?
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: William Conner would have seen a very different Eagle Creek Valley than we know today. In addition t … more →
Two Vivid Accounts of William Conner's Trading Post and Wealth
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: 1. A History of the Formation, Settlement and Development of Hamilton County … By Augustus Fin … more →
Demolition soon for historic Ropkey farmhouse?
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 This today from a Traders Point neighbor: “Kite Realty has applied f … more →
IBJ blog features Cotton Ropkey House
Archivist wrote 8 months ago: Thursday, January 15, 2009 http://propertylines.ibj.com/ The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indian … more →
