New Castle

by Darrel Radford, Doug Magers

Overview

For a small, seemingly ordinary east central Indiana town, big things have happened near, in, and to New Castle during its nearly 200-year history.

From military generals on key battlefields of history to floor generals on Indiana's beloved basketball courts, it has made its mark. Consider that New Castle has been home to high-ranking Civil War, World War I, and modern-day military officials. One of the earliest automobile factories was built here, the iconic American Beauty Rose was grown here, and the collectible Hoosier kitchen cabinet was made here. Not one, but two Mr. Basketballs grew up in New Castle and generated sell-out crowds in what has been documented as the world's largest and finest high school gymnasium. Current US president Barack Obama, former US president Bill Clinton, former first lady Barbara Bush, and former US vice presidents Dan Quayle and Charles Fairbanks have all made headline-making visits here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467110716
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/21/2013
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	719,887
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Darrel Radford has been a journalist for 36 years. He has been managing editor of the New Castle daily newspaper and served as editor for the Indiana Senate Majority communications office. Doug Magers is the local history authority in Henry County and has been an avid collector of local photographs for nearly 35 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Landmark Days 9

2 Growing Pains 25

3 Leaving Their Mark 41

4 At Your Service 51

5 Of, By, and For the People 65

6 New Castle's Own Thousand Points of Light 77

7 Faith, Hope, and Love 87

8 Business Building 93

9 Being Good Sports, Having Good Sport 107

10 From There to Here 117