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New flood images from a 1956 8mm movie
Today I went to a Pike Township Historical Society meeting. Joe Wagle of New Augusta shared a couple of 3 minute 8mm color movies his Dad made in 1956. One was of the May 1956 flood at Traders … Continue reading
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Photo evidence of the village of Traders Point
source: George Wilkins and the archives of Pike Township Historical Society
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Kappel family retires from operating Farm Bureau Co-op
Bill Kappel retired from operating the Farm Bureau Co-op at the end of 2011. A fixture in the Traders Point area for several decades, Bill, his wife, and their son Greg, operated the only remaining business in the village … Continue reading
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Order the selected stories of Traders Point (free pdf)
<a href="https://rossreller.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/traders-point-stories-revised-05-07.pdf”>Traders Point stories revised .05.07
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100 year old glass plate negative photos from area – reveal a house and church yesterday and today
This house is located on west side of Zionsville Road across from Pike High School
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Traders Point (Starkey) reference in “Early Life and Times in Boone County – first pioneers to 1886
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My favorite Traders Point Photo
Several years ago a neighbor gave me this picture of the flooded village. I believe this dates to a massive flood from the late 1950s. It was this flood that led to the construction of an earthen levee along the … Continue reading
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Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery Info
The web address for Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery is http://www.ophc.info Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located within Traders Point, one of the oldest and most scenic areas in Indianapolis. The cemetery dates to the 1820s. It is a final resting place … Continue reading
Ford Bridge construction to begin in 2012
Ford Bridge construction to begin in 2012.
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Historic Traders Point Indiana 