Who or what was “Allisonville Road” in Indianapolis, Indiana named after?
Allisonville, which was the namesake of Allisonville Road, was at the intersection of what is today Allisonville Rd and 82nd St. I think back in the old day, 82nd street was like maybe Hwy 100 which was the route people took coming from Noblesville to go the North Central HS. Sources: http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:DbfEXB-6j6IJ:blogs.indystar.com/myindiana/archives/2006/01/a_different_cas.
Fishers, Indiana, formerly known as Fishers Station and originally as Fishers Switch, came into being in June of 1872 when Salathiel Fisher divided his land into Town lots. In those days it was common for new communities to spring up along railroads and Fishers was no exception, hence the early reference to a train station or ‘switch’. Fishers Train Station The railroad quite naturally drew residents and businesses to the area, the first of which was a gristmill and sawmill located approximately where the Nickel Plate restaurant is today. Fishers is located in Delaware and Fall Creek Townships in southeastern Hamilton County. Most of the early history of Hamilton County centers on Delaware Township, which was acquired from the Indians when Indiana became a state in 1816. Hamilton County was initially divided into only two Townships, White River in the north and Delaware in the south. Federal guidelines were set up for the orderly sale of acquired Indian Territory and the first land rus
