Monthly Archives: March 2009
Archivist from Fermilab responds to my inquiry
Following the discovery last week that Purdue University had proposed in the 1950s the land now known as Eagle Creek Park for a Nuclear Particle Accelerator, I wrote to and received a reply from the Archivist for Fermilab. At some … Continue reading
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What if there was a roundabout at West 79th and Lafayette Road?
As a resident at this intersection I am amazed at how inefficiently this intersection functions. Moore Road, 79th Street, and Lafayette Road all converge in this three-way mess of roads. One possible solution that I played with in my mind … Continue reading
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Trader’s Point, continued from History of Indianapolis and Marion County – Pike Township – B.R. Sulgrove – 1884
Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Church – The first meetings of the citizens in the northwestern part of the township for worship was at the residences of J.C. Hume and Orlos Babcock. Mr. Hume then lived on the south end of … Continue reading
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Traders Point – History of Indianapolis and Marion County – Pike Township – B.R. Sulgrove – 1884
The village of Trader’s Point was laid out by John Jennings and Josiah Coughran in 1864. They erected a flour mill, with four run of burrs, three for wheat and one for corn. It was at first a water mill … Continue reading
History of Indianapolis and Marion County – Pike Township – B.R. Sulgrove – 1884
p. 604: The first road that was surveyed and cut out through this township was the Lafayette Road. It was surveyed and cut out in 1831 and 1832 from Indianapolis to Lafayette. The next was the Michigan Road from Indianapolis … Continue reading
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Pike Township, Where Forest and Indian Trails once Weaved in and Abouts Cabins of Wilderness, Now Presents Maze of Paved Roads and Rich Farms
The Indianapolis News, September 13, 1930, By Mabel Wheeler. Community along Lafayette Road blessed with wealth of forest trees, rolling land, streams, and properous farmland. Modern schools, churches, store and oil stations show trend of progress. Several homes, built more … Continue reading
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What’s in a Name? Boot Jack, Traders Point and Lickskillet are Good Examples
The Indianapolis Times, Sunday December 31, 1961 by John Peters. People are champs at naming things. We can’t pass a stray pup, step across a rain-fed stream, or explore a bend in the road without giving it a name. Wheather … Continue reading
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Traders Point could have developed much differently
I am fascinated by land use and the role public and private property owners play in land-use entitlements. There is a delicate balance between private property rights and the interests of the larger community. Zoning plays an important role in … Continue reading
Fermilab could have been in Traders Point? !
From the previous post about R.B.Stewart’s leadership at Purdue we learned that Purdue University and the State of Indiana proposed a federal nuclear atomic research program and particle accelerator project (now known as the Fermilab) for the J.K. Lilly land … Continue reading
