by Stephanie Perry | Apr 20, 2023 | Community Initiatives, Featured, Fishers History, Next Chapter
Last month, the City of Fishers announced findings from the Allisonville Road Corridor Study and our plan to revitalize the area. With a dated business corridor, increasing demand on the roadway, and a desire from residents for enhanced connectivity, it’s time to...
by Cassidy Robertson | Nov 14, 2022 | Featured, Fishers History
This year, as we celebrate Fishers’ Sesquicentennial, we look back on the people and families who were involved in the founding of our city. It is important to remember that the history recounted in this article is only about the colonial settlers. Native American...
by Cassidy Robertson | Nov 4, 2022 | Featured, Fishers History
Known as one of the best living history museums in the country, Conner Prairie is demonstrative of Fishers’ history and Indiana history as a whole. The museum was built around the home of William Conner, a prominent politician and negotiator who was one of the first...
by Cassidy Robertson | Aug 3, 2022 | Featured, Fishers History
Geist Reservoir has become a community staple in Fishers and the surrounding areas. Many people recognize Geist as a symbol of our city’s growth throughout the last few decades. What most people don’t know is why Geist is also a symbol of our history. Years before...
by Grace Gerig | Jun 23, 2022 | Featured, Fishers History, Shop Local
What used to be the sound of a school bell ringing to summon children inside to learn is now a carrying echo of coffee orders and good conversation. The one-room schoolhouse that sat empty for many years intrigued Schoolhouse 7 Cafe owners, Curt and Sarah Tappendorf,...
by Colin Kulpa | Oct 12, 2021 | Featured, Fishers Frights, Fishers History, Meet Your Neighbor
In the 1890s, one Fishers family earned a distinction few people at the time, and likely any resident of Fishers since, have had: survived multiple bomb attacks. An article from the Hamilton East Public Library by Hamilton County Historian David Heighway chronicles...